Stefan Mileschin

I think it is pretty much stating the obvious when people say Windows 7 is going to be the new Windows XP. Unless Microsoft does something drastic to prevent it, I think Windows 7 will be around for a long time. Microsoft has pledged to support Windows 7 until Jan. 14, 2020, or five years and five months from today. The company's "Mainstream" support -- the front end of a 10-year stretch -- ends Jan. 13, 2015, but the firm will continue to provide security patches for the popular OS for another five years after that in its "Extended" support phase.

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