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Microsoft To Stop Offering Support For Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Old Surface Devices in Forums (betanews.com)

Posted by msmash on from the nobody-has-time-for-that dept.

An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft has announced that starting next month it will no longer be participating in the technical support forums for Windows 7, 8.1, 8.1 RT and numerous other products. On the software front, the company says that it will also no longer provide support for Microsoft Security Essentials, Internet Explorer 10, Office 2010 and 2013 as of July. It is not just software that is affected. Microsoft is also stopping support for Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, Surface RT, Surface 2, Microsoft Band and Zune. Some forums will be locked, preventing users from helping each other as well.

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  1. Bummer by 110010001000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where will the 15 Surface owners go to for support?

    1. Re:Bummer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Eliza just scans for random keywords than gives pre-baked responses in an effort to fool the reader into believing the question was actually read.
      The fact that Eliza even tries would be an improvement.

    2. Re: Bummer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm sorry this is not the correct forum for your post. Please repost to the correct forum. Thank you, and we hope this has resolved your issue.

  2. Re:How Old?? by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 4, Funny

    Welcome, time traveler from the past! How's the 21st century treating you?

    --
    Ezekiel 23:20
  3. Re:What is Microsoft's main purpose? by Darinbob · · Score: 4, Funny

    But I came here for an argument!