Microsoft will support its Surface Pro tablet until July 2017



From Computerworld:

Microsoft will support the Surface Pro only in a "Mainstream" support phase, the company said on its lifecycle website.

Last year, Microsoft announced a similar support schedule for the Surface RT. That device, which launched in late Oct. 2012, will be supported until April 2017, or nearly four-and-a-half years.

Microsoft typically supports consumer-grade software only during a five-year mainstream stretch. Business software and operating systems receive another five-year span, called "Extended" support, for a total of 10 years.

  Microsoft to support Surface Pro tablet until 2017