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Microsoft Ends Support For Internet Explorer 8-10 and Windows 8 (venturebeat.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft today ended support for old versions of Internet Explorer, including IE8, IE9, and IE10, as well as Windows 8. For the browsers, the company has also released a final patch (KB3123303) that includes the latest cumulative security updates and an "End of Life" upgrade notification. In short, the final patch will nag Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users to upgrade to Internet Explorer: A new tab will automatically open the download IE page. It doesn’t appear Microsoft has plans to push similar notifications for Vista, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2 users, but this isn’t too surprising: They can’t upgrade to IE11 or Edge without upgrading their operating system. While support for Windows 8 has ended, Windows 8.1 will have Mainstream Support until January 9, 2018 and Extended Support until January 10, 2023.
When I buy a car, I don't expect that I wake up one day and the steering wheel moved to the back sit. Yet that's what Microsoft expects me to do to simply keep using my computer and running same apps and games as I always have.
And if you say "it's for security", wrong again. My car went through multiple recalls which are more complex than just fixing a buffer overflow, yet none of them caused it to turn into a motocycle (Windows 8) or lose a cigarette lighter (media center). What's more, Microsoft is the only one that is THAT bad. OSX, iOS and Android stay at least recognizable though updates. And with Linux I can run twm for windows manager if I want and still not get p0wned.