Windows 7 chính thức bị “khai tử” vào dịp lễ
Halloween
Đối với
những ai yêu công nghệ và Windows 7, Halloween năm nay sẽ "đáng sợ"
hơn rất nhiều bởi đây cũng chính là thời điểm mà HĐH (Hệ Điều
Hành) đang có thị phần hàng đầu thế giới bị "khai tử".
Trong khi
đó, nhiều khả năng phiên bản Windows 7 Professional dành cho doanh nghiệp vẫn sẽ
được Microsoft tiếp tục hỗ trợ trong thời gian tới trước khi khuyến khích họ
nâng cấp phiên bản cao hơn, ví như Windows 8.
Như vậy,
ngoại trừ Windows 7 Professional cho doanh nghiệp, các phiên bản bao gồm
Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium hoặc Ultimate,... sẽ không còn bán ra trên
thị trường nữa. Tuy nhiên, Microsoft khẳng định vẫn sẽ cung cấp các hỗ trợ cho
Windows 7 gói Service Pack 1 tới ngày 13/1/2015 và hỗ trợ mở rộng sẽ kéo dài tới
ngày 14/1/2020.
Hiện tại,
theo thống kê của Net Applications trong tháng 9 vừa qua, Windows 7 hiện vẫn đang thống trị thị trường HĐH (Hệ Điều Hành) với hơn 50% thị phần.
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Phiên bản
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Ngày phát hành
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Ngưng bán
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Ngưng bán PC
cài sẵn
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Windows 7 Home Basic/Premium, Ultimate |
22/10/2009 |
31/10/2013 |
31/10/2014 |
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Windows 7 Professional |
22/10/2009 |
31/10/2013 |
Chưa có |
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Windows 8 |
26/10/2012 |
31/10/2014 |
Chưa có |
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Windows 8.1 |
18/10/2013 |
Chưa có |
Chưa có |
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Phiên bản
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Bản cập nhật mới
nhất
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Hỗ trợ chính
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Hỗ trợ mở rộng
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Windows Vista |
Service Pack 2 |
10/04/2012 |
11/04/2017 |
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Windows 7 |
Service Pack 1 |
13/01/2015 |
14/01/2020 |
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Windows 8 |
Windows 8.1 |
9/01/2018 |
10/01/2023 |
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Nguồn PC World, Microsoft.
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The
end of an era:
Windows
7 consumer PCs halt production
this
Friday Oct. 31, 2014
After Friday it's
all about Windows 8.1, at least for the consumer market.
PCs with Windows 7 Professional will continue to be
produced for businesses, as well as anyone else willing to pay a
premium for the deluxe model of Windows 7. But OEMs won't have access to
Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium or Ultimate licenses after this work week.
Why this matters:
With its heavy emphasis on the Start screen, touch interaction, and the new
Modern UI, many longtime desktop users—not to mention IT departments—were
reluctant to move to Windows 8.1. Until now, the escape route for anyone in
need of a new PC without Windows 8 was Windows 7. But that easy out could soon
disappear. It's no coincidence Microsoft unveiled
the much more desktop-friendly Windows 10 mere weeks before
the retail death of Windows 7.
Business as usual
Microsoft has not
yet set a date for the end of Windows 7 Professional and it's unlikely we'll
see any changes in that position before the release of Windows 10. Businesses
with managed IT departments have little interest in Windows 8, and are waiting
for Windows 10, Patrick Moorhead, principal analyst at Moor Insights &
Strategy, told PCWorld.
As for the PCs sold
at your local Best Buy or Staples, Moorhead says the OEMs he's spoken with
aren't worried about the end of Windows 7. "They are shipping a clear
majority of their consumer PCs with Windows 8 already," he said.
Not everyone thinks
a post-Windows 7 pre-install world will be rosy, however.
"I think the
OEMs are sad about this," Stephen Baker, vice president of industry
analysis at NPD Group said. "The ability to provide Windows 7 Home has
provided a nice incremental sales opportunity to those who were nervous or
unhappy about Windows 8, especially for the desktop market where Windows 7 has
proven to be a nice alternative to Windows 8."
Not quite dead yet
OEMs may not be
able to get new Windows 7 licenses as of Friday, but for the time being you'll
still be able to buy a PC with the OS pre-installed. How long that will last
depends on how many Windows 7 PCs retailers are willing to keep in stock—and how
many computers OEMs are able to pump out before Friday.
Even if it does get
harder to find a Windows 7 PC in the next few weeks, don't despair. With the
holiday season approaching, it's likely retailers and OEMs have a few deals
planned for PCs loaded with Windows 7.
Posted by: Nhat Lung
