nsane.forums Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Microsoft is giving people who have Windows 8 installed on their PCs two years to upgrade to Windows 8.1 after it launches next week before official support for Windows 8 ends.Microsoft would certainly love for every person who owns a Windows 8 PC to download and install the free Windows 8.1 update when it is officially released next week. It certainly has a number of improvements and new features compared to the version of the OS that launched in 2012. But what if there is a reason for you to keep using Windows 8 and ignore Windows 8.1?We can't imagine what that reason might be, but just in case you want to keep Windows 8 for a while longer, Microsoft has revealed on their support page that it will have a very quick shelf life. The page states, "Windows 8 customers will have two years to move to Windows 8.1 after the General Availability of the Windows 8.1 update to continue to remain supported under the Windows 8 lifecycle." That means Windows 8 support, at least for the version that launched a year ago, will officially end on October 18th, 2015.If you do decide to upgrade to Windows 8.1, Microsoft will continue to support the OS under its main support lifecycle time period, with mainstream support ending on January 9th, 2018 and extended support continuing until January 10th, 2023. In other words, there's very little to keep anyone with a Windows 8 PC from downloading Windows 8.1.View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emerglines Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Now we pay, and get no support or upgrade, i'm sick of how Microsoft treat their clients ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonar Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 lol this read made me laugh aswell, microsoft doing dodgy things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurobyn Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 it means (do the upgrade) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSBaltic Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I think it's good, but jeeh to many users need to change the PC to be compatibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VileTouch Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Windows 8 was a flop anyway. either stay with 7 or go 8.1i'll stay with 7, tyvm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demoneye Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 MS keep playing with us using its OS ... that so lameee , i admire the ppl who still using XP and keep out of this ugly game . :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezza Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Why are you requiring Windows 8 customers move to Windows 8.1 two years after the General Availability?Historically, we have a similar support approach related to Windows service packs; when a Windows service pack is released, Microsoft provides customers 24 months of support for the prior service pack or original RTM version.Unlike service packs that are typically just a collection of fixes, Windows 8.1 has new features and enhancements, and we designed Windows 8.1 to give customers an ability to deploy this update in a manner that is similar to how customers deploy service packs, therefore we are applying the existing service pack support policy to Windows 8.1.http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifecycle-Windows81-faq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramiz0 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 When MS will launch their Windows 9 they will also give the date when windows 9 will stop getting support may be after 1 year or 2 year :s :D :P another S**t on their crap windows 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezza Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) When MS will launch their Windows 9 they will also give the date when windows 9 will stop getting support may be after 1 year or 2 yearWhy ? S**t on their crap windows 8Why ? Edited October 13, 2013 by tezza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 13, 2013 Administrator Share Posted October 13, 2013 I think this is more like a self admission by Microsoft. I think by this, Microsoft is shouting it loud that Windows 8 is another Vista. :)Having said all that, upgrade to Windows 8.1 is free, so I don't see many issues with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefa Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) When MS will launch their Windows 9 they will also give the date when windows 9 will stop getting support may be after 1 year or 2 year :s :D :P another S**t on their crap windows 8Windows 8 is not crap use a start menu replacment and it is snappier than 7.. Or are you another troll like this one...emerglinesScarfaceMembers621 postsGender:MaleLocation:Mars (France)Interests:Hacking Softwares Hardwares Games Tech's ...Posted 12 October 2013 - 08:18 PMBryan, on 12 Oct 2013 - 20:16, said:and who want to feel it like old windows? Windows 8 should look like Windows 8. goodbye all old OS.Lol! i'm a Linux user, still i use windows 7 to, if i will say hating sentence i will say fuck windows 8 for dumb people, sorry if i still saying it! :troll: yep were all dumb cause we dont use linux or 7 sorry..Each to there own but dumb.very low and sad.... Edited October 13, 2013 by F3dupsk1Nup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlauzon Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Windows 8 was a flop anyway. Either stay with 7 or go 7.There, I've fixed that for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDistortions Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Microsoft keeps getting worse and worse. Not giving them a single penny. I hope with the tactics they are using they will just drive themselves further into their grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeSmithG Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) I think it would be a good idea for M$ to do what their customers want them to do rather than force upon us one or two peoples visions from their marketing team.Make me C.E.O. of M$ and pay me a shit load of money to piss of their customers.I would not do that, I would listen to what customers want and try improve rather than dis-prove.On another point I was watching a program and it contained piracy, was on bbc1 this morning.1 registry key for a windows operating system is registered to 1,000,000 users in China, so 1,000,000 Chinese are pirating 1 M$ serial code.Wow I thought, I also thought that China had special prices as their standard of living costs are less. Edited October 16, 2013 by LeeSmithG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteam Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 lol! 2yrs is even enough... A year would be cool... Cos i dnt even see people (nsaners) on windows 8, is either Xp or Win 7 n the upcoming Win 8.1... Win 8 will die like how Vista died, even faster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realraydon Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 seems win 8 has to die young :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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