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Why do we end support on the second Tuesday at the end of a quarter?

Until January 2006, support for products used to expire on the anniversary date of their general availability. This meant that if a product was released on December 1, then it would also expire on December 1st - 5 or 10 years later. We received a lot

An explanation of the Mainstream Support phase

I’d like to write a little about the Mainstream Support phase. I think Mainstream Support is probably the best understood phase, but I want to ensure that we discuss this foundational piece before getting into some of the specific policies and offerings.
 
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