it is all Windows 10: Microsoft stops sales of Windows 7 Pro

I am a Windows 7 user and I approve of this message. 

Kinda,

Everyone knew that Windows 7 would eventually be cut off and it would appear that two years after Microsoft said they would stop selling Windows 7 they finally pulled the plug. 

And new Windows 7 Professional PCs won’t vanish immediately; OEMs will be allowed to use what licenses they have in stock.

For example, Dell’s online store today still listed 17 different notebook configurations equipped with Windows 7 Professional. The same goes for smaller computer sellers, like Puget Systems, an Auburn, Wash. custom PC maker: Such shops can continue to build new Windows 7 Professional PCs until their supply of licenses dries up.

Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows 7 even though it remains the most popular operating system on the planet. Windows 7 has lost about a fifth of its user share since the mid-2015 launch of Windows 10, but according to U.S. analytics vendor Net Applications, it powered 48% of all personal computers in October, more than twice Windows 10’s share.

Windows 7 support is to continue until January 2020, giving users just over three years to migrate to another operating system.

I'm a bit nostalgic when it comes to operating systems.  For instance I have been using Slackware Linux since the Windows NT days and upgraded to the latest Microsoft OS whenever a new version was available.  For instance Windows 2000 on launch day and used it until Windows XP was released.  Windows XP stayed on my PC until the launch of Windows 7.  Honestly I think Windows 7 is the last GREAT Windows OS and I'll hold on to it for as long as I can.

Sadly I skipped Windows 8 completely due to the Metro interface and have been reluctant to migrate everything over to Windows 10 until they get all the bugs worked out.  #fatchance given how often they issues updates.

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