Is Microsoft planning a Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows 7? I thought it was inevitable. It turns out that unlike previous Windows versions, the software giant might just end at one service pack. The company will instead urge consumers and businesses alike to upgrade to Windows 8. Earlier this morning, a rumor suggested that Microsoft has no plans for a Windows 7 SP2. The software giant will instead keep updating the operating system with monthly patches until its support expires, according to sources close to Microsoft’s sustained engineering team, which builds and releases service packs, cited by The Register. Read the full story at The Next Web.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.