Sensational news came from Microsoft. IT-giant intends to remove from the market any version of their Windows operating system.

The American company has prevented the implementation of any version of Windows 7. Namely, from the 31st of October is no longer sold personal computers with preinstalled versions of Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate, and Windows 8. Termination of main phase support Windows 7, scheduled for January 13, 2015.

As described in a press release from Microsoft, it may help her to expand the number of users of later versions of the OS. Transition to extended support phase means that for a given operating system company, for example, Apple will issue a free security updates and commercial amendments over the next 5 years.

For Windows 8 the completion of the main phase support is scheduled for January 9, 2018. This OS was founded 2 years ago, but has not gained fans in consequence of the unavailability of certain parts of the desktop that has become familiar to many users.

Note that in contrast to the "eight"Windows 7 installed almost 53% of users of Microsoft's latest OS. For comparison: on Windows 8 accounts for only 6% of users, says "Bi-bi-si".

As we informed the Melbourne Herald sun, Microsoft 1 October released a preview of Windows 10. It's called the Technical Preview and created for free download, but so far it is not recommended to install on the main PC. The release of the preparatory version designed so that users enthusiasts will act as experts-testers, not only catching software failures, but also giving the engineers advice about missing opportunities or methods to existing functionality. Microsoft promise that all suggestions will be heard.
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