Windows 7 mainstream support ends in January 2015, but it's not time to freak out yet
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provided it lasts long enough for windows 9 to come out and prove to be good i'll not be complaining.
i'm not on the w8 bandwagon tbh, at least for my main rig just yet, have it on this laptop and there's some things can get annoying, hopefully w9 will be for w8 what 7 was to vista
i'm not on the w8 bandwagon tbh, at least for my main rig just yet, have it on this laptop and there's some things can get annoying, hopefully w9 will be for w8 what 7 was to vista
Soldato
So we'll still get another 5 years or so of security updates? Nothing to worry about at all then.
Don't knock Vista or Win8 they are good operating systems IMHO,if you want free lifetime support then go Linux,problem solved.
As to Win9 whatever happens you can bet the moaners will arrive,too bad I can't put them on DOS for ten years ,they might learn something and then be ready for easy Windows lol..
As to Win7,history in my books like Vista and WinXP RIP.
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Soldato
It won't be Windows 9 that knocks Windows 7 off its perch.
Unfortunately the extended support is "Paid For" and as true for most M$ products it aint cheap.
M$ will still throw out critical patches that were developed for paying customers but that will be it. That being said M$ gave XP 2 stays of execution and as Win7 is just as popular they might decide to extend it further just before expiry like XP.
Oh and yup it kinda kills any hope of SP2 doesnt it.
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Yeah tell me about it! I am sick of installing 140+ updates whenever I do a fresh install.
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vista was good, until 7 proved it was better [to wit, being vista with all the public eye problems removed such as uac being a mother hen]
8 has its good points, spending 40 minutes to 2 hours trying to connect to a wifi system whilst comrades on phones, tablets, macs, xp, vista and 7 machines are forging ahead is not one of them. boots fast though.
you could merge all the updates in to the .WIM file using DISM
it takes a while but saves sooooooo much time later on.
Man of Honour
MS in making money like every other software supplier shocker!
Caporegime
All the recent OSX updates have been free
maybe a post Jobsien era has finally sen the light.
Not had any issues myself with Vista in the old days and no Wi-Fi issues on Win8/8.1 (I've twelve wi-fi devices connected at the moment from Android and Apple to Windows/Linux desktop PCs on my Win8/8.1 network which covers tablets,phones,laptops,desktop PCs etc, however I have spent many weeks in fact over a month (last year) trying to get Win7 to work with Microsoft updates on my mums and my brothers PC ( different times this same issue happened)including trying the Microsoft Update patch fix tool ,so much for a better OS(fixed it in the end with a reformat of OS on both).
I'll say longest it has took me is about ten minutes and that's me trying to find my WPA2 key for my Wi-Fi on Win8(I keep it on two of my USB keys and I've too many of them lol).
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Linux iterates far faster than Windows ever does, but I get your point. Microsoft's product lifetime is more than adequate and could be so much worse
To be fair you get pretty good value for a Microsoft OS when you consider how long it lasts(with updates and support) when you consider how much you pay for a typical new game or piece of software not to mention hardware.
Having free alternatives is just icing on the cake and another plus point.