Its finally and end of the first phase of support for Windows 7 as Microsoft's self-declared deadline to offer mainstream support for the OS ends on Thuesday the 13th of January. However, the company has declared that it will offer extended support for Windows 7 for another 5 years, until January14 , 2020.
This means that Microsoft won't be making any more changes to Windows 7 in terms of its design or features. It also won't provide complementary phone or online support anymore. SO what does this mean for over 50 percent of PC users worldwide who still have Windows 7 installed?
A year ago, Microsoft had ended all official support for Windows XP, but the OS which launched in 2001 is still used by a large fraction of PC users world wide. However, its a fact that still , Windows 8 and 8.1 have so far not claimed a large amount of market share. Hence, Microsoft clearly would like for Windows 10, which is due for launch this year, to be more successful. Hopefully, it seems likely that many Windows 7 users will bypass Windows 8 and 8.1 entirely and move onto Windows 10.
Fingers crossed !
Source: Microsoft
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