Windows 8 is only three years old, so with Microsoft's 10-year support policy, one might assume it's eligible for security updates for many years. But thanks to a quirk in that support lifecycle, the clock runs out in a matter of days. If you're still running Windows 8, it's time to upgrade.
The cloud storage platform will drop support for older versions of Windows in early 2022.
Microsoft responded with Windows 8 and its Surface RT tablet.
In the earliest days of the Surface, it was hard to shake the notion that the line was something of a reference design for Windows 8.
BS. So many installations are still running XP, I think the Navy is still using it till 2017 or something point is there was no problem supporting these older iterations but now out of the blue they want to drop 8 like a bad habit.
Despite all the hatred for Windows 8 if you do use it and you're happy with it there's certainly no need to rush on to Windows 10 just because Microsoft want you to. There'll come a point where their passive-aggressive/outright aggressive messaging will bite them in the ass.