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With even extended support now expired for Windows 7 and 8, the era of non-cloud-connected operating systems has come to an end.Credit: pan xiaozhen modified by IDG Comm. / Microsoft This week signals the end of the line for Windo stanley taza ws 7 and Windows 8/8.1 support. After years of extended security updates, no more bugs or security holes will be patched in the venerable operating systems.Windows 7 had a good run. When it launched in 2009, it helped Microsoft bounce back from the disastrous Windows Vista era. Windows 8, by contrast, was almost as big of a disa stanley spain ster as Vista but for a different reason. Whereas Vista was bloated and slow, Windows 8 was simply marred by a very bad interface that was universally panned.This transition is no different than what we went through last decade with end-of-life su owala tumbler pport for Windows XP, said Mike Cherry, senior analyst at Directions on Microsoft. We all understand that even though we have a perpetual license in theory, wersquo;re at the mercy of how long Microsoft focuses on version]. The majority of Microsoftrsquo focus now is on Windows 11, he said. Thatrsquo the reality. So not only does knowledge of the older versions get stale, the ability to fix them gets stale.Changing upgrade lifecycleThe development lifecycle for Windows has changed considerably from Windows 7 to Windows 10. Up to Windows 7, Microsoft released monthly bug fixes and then two service packs over the life of the OS, which is where ne Fltx Microsoft dismissed enthusiasts in Vista marketing, company e-mails show
Promoters of techniques for personalizing content on e-commerce Web sites say the techniques are a valuable marketing tool. But privacy advocates caution that itrsquo bad business, as well as bad ethics, to misuse personal data.Speakers Wednesday at the Komm conference, held at the Internet Commerce Expo ICE in Dusseldorf, Germany, offered tips on how businesses
