Windows 8 has been around for well over three years now, but it might
not be here much longer. The stage on which Metro design made its first
debut, but it was also plagued by a lot of serious problems from the
very start.
Most who have encountered the OS agree that in an effort to work towards a touch-based future, Microsoft perhaps took things a bit too far – an approach that was detrimental to the classic desktop experience in many ways.
Hence, the US giant was quick to address the issues with a much improved service pack, dubbed Windows 8.1 near the end of 2013 and not long after with the undoubtedly more streamlined Windows 10. Now, it appears, Microsoft is wasting no time in sweeping the original Windows 8 under the rug. A quick look in the online support database reveals that no more updates are planned for the OS after today.
Most who have encountered the OS agree that in an effort to work towards a touch-based future, Microsoft perhaps took things a bit too far – an approach that was detrimental to the classic desktop experience in many ways.
Hence, the US giant was quick to address the issues with a much improved service pack, dubbed Windows 8.1 near the end of 2013 and not long after with the undoubtedly more streamlined Windows 10. Now, it appears, Microsoft is wasting no time in sweeping the original Windows 8 under the rug. A quick look in the online support database reveals that no more updates are planned for the OS after today.
