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Windows Server 2008 ships with SP1? Whatever happened to Windows Server 2008 RTM?! All this and more explained!

The Microsoft Support Lifecycle team receives a lot of feedback from customers, particularly regarding “intriguing” topics. We’ll call this one the case of the missing Windows Server service pack release. So what happened? Windows Server 2008 shipped

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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