Microsoft Will Keep ing Windows 7. If We Pay for it.
The official developer period for Windows 7 is coming to an end. Microsoft launches a new offer, aimed at collective license s, to extend the period, for a fee.
Windows 7 is undoubtedly one of the most popular operating systems in history – according to analytics company StatCounter, after nearly ten years from its launch, it’s still being used on 35% of computers equipped with Microsoft's OS, and the number is dropping very slowly. It's no surprising, that with the end of technical , scheduled by the manufacturer for January 14, 2020, many s of this system will be put against the wall.
This situation mainly concerns numerous companies – a significant number of large corporations and offices still use Windows 7, and some are just now migrating to a newer system straight from the venerable Windows XP. The end of is a very troublesome issue for them, so in autumn 2018 Microsoft decided to launch a special option to extend the for another 3 years, i.e. until January 14, 2023, addressing this offer specifically to business customers. Although this is not official information, leaks say that only institutions and companies that purchased Windows 7 through the purchase of a collective license will benefit from the extension of the period. This means that individual customers will be excluded from this offer.
It must be itted, that it will not be a cheap service, which is confirmed by the information that has just appeared on the web. The offer applies to two versions of Windows 7: Enterprise and Pro, and the prices for additional for these systems seem to be excessive. In the case of the first version of the OS, the first year of costs $25, the second one – $50, and the third one – $100. Prices for Windows 7 Pro are twice as high, i.e. $50 for the first year, $100 for the second and $200 for the third. What's more – these are the fees for using only a single workstation, so large companies with hundreds of PCs must be prepare for really big expenses.
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