Thurrott: Stop the relentless release of new Windows versions @ AskWoody

Thurrott: Stop the relentless release of new Windows versions

Posted on February 12, 2018 at 10:23 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

Another great post in (paywalled) Thurrott.com premium:

Apple will slow down the addition of new features to iOS in order to focus on quality. This is exactly the strategy that Microsoft needs to adopt. In fact, it’s years overdue.

Amen, bro.

One little observation. Paul says that Microsoft will soon be forced into a three-year support cycle and “at that point, we’re pretty much back to where we started.” Which is correct, but there’s a subtlety: When Windows as a Service gets out to three years of support, there will be six (or more!) versions of Win10 being supported.

We’re already on two years with 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709.

Version	Released	End of service		Days
		Home/Pro	Ent/ Ed	for Ent
Win10 1709	17-Oct-17	9-Apr-19	8-Oct-19	721
Win10 1703	5-Apr-17	9-Oct-18	9-Apr-19	734
Win10 1607	2-Aug-16	10-Apr-18	9-Oct-18	798
Win10 1511	10-Nov-15	10-Oct-17	10-Apr-18	882
Win10 1507	9-Jul-15	9-May-17		670

Microsoft’s digging itself into a support nightmare even worse than the one we have today.

Windows News Windows versions

Plus Membership

Donations from Plus members keep this site going. You can identify the people who support AskWoody by the Plus badge on their avatars.

AskWoody Plus members not only get access to all of the contents of this site -- including Susan Bradley's frequently updated Patch Watch listing -- they also receive weekly AskWoody Plus Newsletters (formerly Windows Secrets Newsletter) and AskWoody Plus Alerts, emails when there are important breaking developments.

Welcome to our unique respite from the madness.

It's easy to post questions about Windows 11, Windows 10, Win8.1, Win7, Surface, Office, or browse through our Forums. Post anonymously or register for greater privileges. Keep it civil, please: Decorous Lounge rules strictly enforced. Questions? Contact Customer Support.