Windows 10 Mobile gets an end-of-life date, surrounded by mystery
Microsoft has posted an end-of-life date for Windows 10 Mobile, though it raises more questions than it answers.
According to Microsoft’s support website, mainstream Windows 10 Mobile support will cease on January 9, 2018. However, the posting also says Microsoft will make extended support updates and security patches available for “a minimum of 24 months after the lifecycle start date” of November 16, 2015.
Stranger still, the support site originally listed an end date of January 8, 2019 when WinBeta discovered it last night, with Microsoft promising updates for “a minimum of 36 months.” Since then, the document has changed to reduce Windows 10 Mobile’s lifespan by one year.
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