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Originally Posted by rcentros
Supported until July, 2017 -- not until January, 2020 (Windows 7) or January, 2023 (Windows 8.1). Nothing new in this announcement.
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But then there's this (which was also mentioned in the ars technica article earlier):
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"After July 2017, the most critical Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 security updates will be addressed for these configurations, and will be released if the update does not risk the reliability or compatibility of the Windows 7/8.1 platform on other devices," Microsoft execs said.
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So....? There will still be support of the most critical kind?
Plus, while, again, I dislike the tactics as much as anyone, is it even really a 'breech of contract' in any sense? Did MS ever promise 7/8 would be compatible and supported on processors that didn't exist yet?