Microsoft Abandons Windows 8.1

[MrWhoopee]

Windows 8.1 Update is a cumulative update to Windows 8.1,” said Microsoft Senior Product Marketing Manager Ben Hunter in an apparently innocuous blog post aimed at IT professionals. Then came the clanger: “It also becomes the new servicing baseline for Windows 8.1, so next month’s security updates (on May 13th, the next ‘Patch Tuesday’) will be dependent on Windows 8.1 Update.”
In English: Windows 8.1 will no longer receive security updates after 13 May. This is your 4 week countdown warning.

Microsoft Abandons Windows 8.1: Take Immediate Action Or Be Cut Off Like Windows XP - Forbes

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

When I first saw the title, I though it was a gag but no, this is for real. M$ still is bound and determined to P.O. its soon to be former customers.

 

[ThrashZone]

Doesn't make much sense,
Seems Microsoft/ Gates is a bit bitter,
I don't ever remember the death of x-p ever being delayed :sarc:
I suppose all of these free downloads is catching up to Microsoft ?

 

[jimroad471]

well if had win 8.1, I would hope ms will send me a key for win 7. I wouldn't be the one dumping 8, ms is... and this is actually quite understandable

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Doesn't make much sense,
Seems Microsoft/ Gates is a bit bitter,
I don't ever remember the death of x-p ever being delayed :sarc:
I suppose all of these free downloads is catching up to Microsoft ?

Actually, the death of XP was delayed a couple of years.

 

[ThrashZone]

Thanks yea that is a sarcastic icon on the end of that sentence

 

[Cr00zng]

Threads like this certainly brings back memories of how XP was first received...

Reminds me of times, when I didn't want to let go of Windows 2000...

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Thanks yea that is a sarcastic icon on the end of that sentence

Totally went over my head.

 

[Jonguy30]

Wasn't xp supposed to be dead around 2010?

Yeah, about Win 8. So you can't stay on an older version? Does MS still support users with only Windows 8 and who doesn't have 8.1?

 

[ThrashZone]

Threads like this certainly brings back memories of how XP was first received...

Reminds me of times, when I didn't want to let go of Windows 2000...

I don't see the connection,
8.0 is only 15-16 months old and Microsoft is dumping support

No worries Lady... it happens
Although I'm sure you've used that symbol many times :roflmao:

 

[dmex]

Wasn't xp supposed to be dead around 2010?

Yeah, about Win 8. So you can't stay on an older version? Does MS still support users with only Windows 8 and who doesn't have 8.1?

Yup, 8.0 will continue to receive support and security patches however 8.1 users unable to install Update 1 will not be getting support or patches by the end of this month (if the dates don't change). :huh:

 

[Cr00zng]

I don't see the connection,
8.0 is only 15-16 months old and Microsoft is dumping support

Like the article referenced in this thread, you're statement is misleading. Windows 8.0 is supported without a patch; it is 8.1 that will not be supported, if MS does not change that by May's patch Tuesday. Windows 8.1.1 is supported next month...

 

[NoN]

Well...very bad situation! If one can't release that 8.1 Update 1 is remaining stuck with no security updates! Better MS to fix that silly situation, now some would want to upgrade their OS.

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
Perhaps some people ought to read the "Spiel" a bit better

It doesn't mean your 8.1 system is no good -- simply that in order to receive further updates you have to upgrade 8.1 update 1.

Now if there are problems in installing 8.1 update 1 then these need to be fixed P.D.Q - another issue entirely though.

People didn't make complaints when say SP3 appeared for XP - but before you could install it you had to have SP1 / SP2 installed (unless you got the retail SP3 version which was quite rare unless you were TechNet / Msdn subscriber) . Later SP3 did become available for a short while through retail channels - but the original idea was that XP wouldn't get a final SP3 service pack update. Customer and business demand however forced Ms to incorporate an XP SP3 release.

Don't cry Wolf when it isn't needed.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[Dude]

8.0 will still receive updates, only 8.1 needs the latest update.

 

[King Arthur]

If one is seriously that concerned about receiving Windows Update updates he would naturally have installed Windows 8.1 Update 1. On the other hand, someone who isn't concerned about Windows Update updates likely doesn't have Windows 8.1 Update 1 high on his priorities anyway.

One way or the other I don't see how this is a problem; it's not like you're installing an entirely new version of an operating system (apparently) for damn's sake, and if Update 1 is refusing to install because errors you likely have far more to worry about than petty updates.

 

[carwiz]

Wait a minute! Windows 8.0 is being treated as a separate release than 8.1? I thought 8.1 WAS an update to 8.0. What's up with that?

 

[NoN]

So, next boxed/retail Windows 8.1 update 1 Pack will be packaged as all the others Windows Ed, with a DVD refreshed media which makes me feel better, though they didn't wrote on box when i bought my retail Windows 7, that was SP1 already!!

A friend of me want to buy soon Windows 8.1 OEM version on tablet, might wait if they can fix the failed update now.

 

[ThrashZone]

The article was very weird to begin with,
All I know I'm not at all effected by 8.0-8.1-8.1.1,
Microsoft can do what it wants too,
Can't say anything good about Forbes either,
Cheers.

 

[Layback Bear]

I never got through the whole article. The Forbes site has just to much garbage jumping around and following the scrolling.

What I gather is, 8.1 needs the update to 8.1.1. and things will work fine. Kind of like what we use to call a SP.