[dba-Tech] Microsoft confirms it's dropping Windows 8.1 support?

I've seen this same thing in a lot of places and it still seems very weird
that they are even doing this. Every article has been confusing. Is the
update 1 available already? My system claims to be 8.1 but no notice of
Update 1 when I look at My Computer Information.

GK


On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Arthur:
>
> Actually I noticed but the article's title and it was just too good to
> pass up..just too much fun. ;-)
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 3:01:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Microsoft confirms it's dropping Windows 8.1
> support?
>
> Jim,
>
> I think you read it a bit too quickly. What MS means is that they want us
> to upgrade from Windows 8 or 8.1 and install the free update 1 to Windows
> 8.1, which will then become the subsequent baseline.
>
> Arthur
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 5:25 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > According to the following article Microsoft confirms it's dropping
> > Windows 8.1 support...a little quick. ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/microsoft-confirms-its-dropping-windows-81-support-240407
> >
> > Jim
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