You might want to hurry as
Microsoft has announced it will no longer supply certain versions of the OS to
hardware partners from October 31.
Thinking
about picking up a new PC with Windows 7 pre-installed? You might want to hurry
as Microsoft has announced it will no longer supply certain versions of the OS
to hardware partners from October 31.
Post October, Microsoft will stop sending
copies of Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium or Ultimate to PC makers, which
will be able to sell off (but not replenish) remaining stock. A cut-off date for
Windows 7 Pro is yet to be announced.
The move is a not-so-subtle nudging of users
toward Windows 8, which has struggled to find its footing since launching in
2012. According to figures from NetMarketShare, 13.4% of PC users are using
Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, compared with 51.2% on Windows 7 and 23.89% running
the 12-year-old OS Windows XP.
Microsoft revealed earlier this year that it is
ending mainstream (free) support for Windows 7, which turns five on October 22,
on January 21 2015. That date will see it transition to Extended Support (which
will end in 2020) and will include security updates and paid hotfix
support.
Nine
lives
Microsoft is hosting an event in San Franciso
next week which is likely to be used to show off the next version of Windows,
Windows 9 (also known as "Threshold").
A slew of juicy leaks have so far revealed
Windows 9 to feature a redesigned Start Menu that incorporates Live Tiles, OS
X-like mulit-desktop functionality, a notification centre and Microsoft's
Siri-like personal assistance, Cortana.
source:timesofindia
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