Microsoft is discontinuing support for a wide range of legacy products. Use this official directory to track which software versions are reaching end-of-life status and plan your migrations or upgrades to stay supported.
I'm critiquing Microsoft's 2002 tactics of forcing upgrades through security pivots and suing open-source rivals. They're spending heavily to beat Linux because users aren't voluntarily moving to newer, paid versions of their software.
I found a resource exploring the possibility of ditching Microsoft software entirely, providing a guide to finding open-source alternatives and operating systems to replace Windows and Office in everyday use.
I found a helpful summary from the Economist detailing Microsoft's strategic moves in 2002, focusing on their market position and business challenges during a pivotal period of software expansion and regulatory scrutiny.
I've highlighted how Microsoft’s Mac-to-PC 'switcher' ad was a fraud. The featured person actually worked for a PR firm hired by Microsoft, showing the testimonial was a staged corporate response to Apple's campaign.
I share my reaction to Microsoft dropping Java support in favor of Perl. As a dedicated Perl fan who never found much use for Java, I'm untroubled by this shift in Microsoft's language adoption strategy.