While we’re on the topic of software life spans, we might as well mention Internet Explorer (IE) 11. My advice would be to move to Windows 10, or an alternative modern operating system, as soon as possible. If you don’t have a plan to migrate to a new operating system soon, time is running out. Most of these industries rely on Microsoft software to survive, and most are still running Windows 7 on a lot of their PCs. Most of our readers on the SSP blog are in the Utility, Oil and Gas, and Telecom industry. Applications such as Google Chrome may no longer work in Windows 7 after mainstream support ends. Windows 7 will still enjoy the same security patches it has for years, in the form of Windows update, but Microsoft will no longer be updating the software to work with newer hardware. What exactly is mainstream support? It means that manufacturers will no longer be certifying their hardware against Windows 7. If you’re reading this article in June of 2018, that’s only 18 months □!. Mainstream Windows 7 support will end January of 2020. ![]() Microsoft has seemed to get it right with Windows 10, but in the meantime has lost many loyal Windows users. Many Windows users still use Windows 7 since Windows 8 almost suffered the same amount of backlash as Windows Vista did. It was released quickly after Windows Vista due to the big backlash from Windows users on the user experience Windows Vista provided. At this point, the only way to somewhat reliably operate a Silverlight application is with IE 11. The clock is ticking fast on how much longer these applications will operate. Some companies today still have applications in Silverlight delivering their Esri maps. Many companies chose this route to deliver their maps since delivering maps on the web with JavaScript was still not a mature technology. As the consumer started to use their phones more and more to browse the web, it didn’t make sense to use browser plugins with your site anymore.Įsri supported a Silverlight based map, and offered a SDK to build an Esri map application with Silverlight. Some major high traffic sites that chose to be delivered with Flash or Silverlight technology simply wouldn’t work when trying to use the site with a mobile browser. At that point Adobe Flash was already into its downward spiral as a browser plugin due to it not being supported on iPhones. The writing was on the wall.Īndroid and iOS never supported Silverlight and didn’t plan to. After that comment from a Microsoft exec, there was only ever one new version of Silverlight released. ![]() Although rumors of Silverlight’s demise started around 2011 when it slipped from a hallway conversation that Silverlight was only really good for Windows Phone. Sliverlight was introduced in 2007 which will give it an overall life span of 14 years. But don’t expect any application that relies on Silverlight to work anytime near that date, or past that date. What is the significance of October 2021? I have no idea. When it comes to browser plugins, such as Sliverlight, there is a definite end date. ![]() New versions and re-writes of applications allow systems to evolve over time. Some software can have a longer life than others. ![]() As computer capabilities evolve so does the software that powers it. The one constant in the world of software and computers is change.
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