Microsoft set out to adopt a formal and rigid support lifecycle in 2002, back at a time when most analysts were expecting to see Windows Vista (then, "Longhorn") within a couple of years. My own point ...

Windows XP is turning five years old, but will anybody want to celebrate the occasion? Microsoft's long-anticipated replacement for "Win 9x" -- the series of releases that began with Windows 95 and ...

On Wednesday, November 8, 2006, Microsoft released its new operating system, Windows Vista, to hardware manufacturers, marking the end of the development phase and the beginning of the distribution ...

It looks as though Windows 98 is not dead yet. Support for the entire Windows 98 family of operating systems (Windows 98, 98 SE, and Windows ME) had long since been scheduled to be terminated on ...

Microsoft, days before it was to end support for Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), has decided to extend the life of the products until June 30, 2006. The Redmond, Wash., software vendor ...

With the end of Windows XP support from Microsoft imminent, perhaps you’ve finally made the (very wise) decision to stop using the venerable operating system. I commend you. However, if you’re ...

Support expires for Windows Server 2008, and the codebase released to manufacturing in 2006 Microsoft has quietly maintained support for an OS that's nearly 18 years old, but its time has finally ...