The tech giant, Microsoft, has decided to remove Microsoft Office 2003 and Windows XP from its list of supported Products by April 8, 2014. According to Microsoft, this decision was based upon the fact that the support Lifecycle of each of these product had ended.
In 2002 the company introduced this Lifecycle policy based on customer feedback in order to have more transparency and predictability of support for Microsoft products. as a result of this, every new product or product versions introduced by Microsoft will have ten years of support from Microsoft and 15 years maximum.
So, if you or your organization is till using any of these products, by 8 April, 2014, you will not be eligible to receive any updates and support of any kind from Microsoft.
Running Windows Xp or Microsoft Office 2003 on your computer can exposed you to some risks such as software vulnerability due to lack of security patches.
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