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Microsoft Support Life-Cycle

For Microsoft’s product support life-cycle policies, see support.microsoft.com/lifecycle.

Release and retirement dates for existing products are at support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex.

Custom support contracts are explained in “Legacy Software Support Continues” on page 37 of the Nov. 2006 Update.

Windows

Windows Client

For an early look at Windows 7, see “Windows 7 Information Drips Out” on page 8 of the July 2008 Update.

For a review of Microsoft’s announcements about Windows 7 at its PDC and WinHec Conferences, see “Windows Roadmap Update” on page 3 of the Dec. 2008 Update.

For detailed background on IE8 beta 1, see “IE8 Improves Standards Support, Web Browsing” on page 6 of the Apr. 2008 Update.

New features of IE8 are described in “IE8 Beta 2 Adds Privacy, Deployment Features” on page 11 of the Oct. 2008 Update.

Specific details about the first service pack for Windows Vista are available in “Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Previewed” on page 6 of the Dec. 2007 Update.

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