Sure. I believe this.
Was this post mis-quoting the operating system?
The article says 8.1 support is ending.
Does that mean 8.0 support?
not a glazier to be found ?
Why don’t they just cover all the bases and say “Microsoft is ending support for Microsoft products.”
Don't know about the revocation of security patches - seems like an awfully abrupt way to handle this. At some point Microsoft is going to run out of feet to shoot.
Much angst about nothing, here. This Windows 8.1 Update is just marketing speak for the first service pack for 8.1. Microsoft must have thought that “Windows 8.1 Service Pack 1” sounded weird.
As far as not updating the 8.1 further, realize that Microsoft did exactly the same thing for XP. A while after Service Pack 1 for XP came out, they quit patching the base XP and all the new patches were targeted at SP1. Same for XP SP2 and XP SP3 as time went by.
In the comments, someone posted this.
“What an poorly written FUD article straight out of Monty Python. This is coming from a Linux enthusiast too. I suppose if you don’t call it “Service Pack 8.1” then it doesn’t count? All standard procedure from past Windows revisions and updates.Pure click bait.”
Mistake number one is looking at the tech press as if they are any less biased, and frankly less stupid, as the regular media.
[InfoWorld] == [Desperate For Hits]
Dam, I totally missed the Windows 7 End of Life event.
For your Tech Ping list.
In other words, subsequent patches require the update.
This weekend, I tried Zorin 8.1 on a perfectly fine machine that was running XP Pro. Said it was the most Windows 7-like free Ubuntu distro. Still needs too many command line entries for the casual home computer user.
Went back and re-installed XP Pro, because that’s what it’s licensed to run. XP is still smoother to use than a Ubuntu-based distro but, of course, is chock full of holes that need security patching and will not be...unless.
Any other XP free replacement suggestions other than basic Ubuntu?
From Technet:
“Microsoft has been listening to customer feedback. Much of this feedback has been received and some of the results are being given back to our users of Windows 8.1 in the form of updates. Recently, a very big update for Windows 8.1 was released. Read all about it here:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/whats-new
Since Microsoft wants to ensure that customers benefit from the best support and servicing experience and to coordinate and simplify servicing across both Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 RT and Windows 8.1, this update will be considered a new servicing/support baseline. What this means is those users who have elected to install updates manually will have 30 days to install Windows 8.1 Update on Windows 8.1 devices; after this 30-day window - and beginning with the May Patch Tuesday, Windows 8.1 user’s devices without the update installed will no longer receive security updates.
This means that Windows 8.1 users - starting patch Tuesday in May 2014 and beyond - will require this update to be installed. If the Windows 8.1 Update is not installed, those newer updates will be considered “not applicable.” “
So it’s not quite what was initially posited.
Is that satire?
If Microsoft has even a shred of decency, they would offer all of the Win 8x users a free copy of Windows 7 Professional, and bury that pile of shit once and for all.
Win 8x is the 0bamacare of the computer world.(well maybe not THAT bad, but close)
So what do we use now? XP9?
My daughter installed the 8.1 update on her laptop and lost all internet connectivity. I managed to fix it but only through dumb luck.