Microsoft has no plans to release a new service pack (SP) for Windows 7. Sources at Microsoft's engineering team told The Register that breaking precedent (of releasing a new SP every 2 or so years), Microsoft will not release SP2 (service pack 2) for the operating system. Apart from being a collection of important software updates over a period, a service pack allows Microsoft to introduce major updates to key components of the operating system, such as its kernel. Apparently, Microsoft's Windows team is too busy with Windows 8, and it is observed that by choosing to not release an SP, Microsoft could be pushing users to its newer OS. Instead of newer SPs for Windows 7, Microsoft will release timely updates for Windows 7 SP1 over Windows Update, till the operating system's support lifetime runs out (that's January 2020).
I never ever had Vista I jumped from XP to 7 which i think i made the right choice. Will wait a bit with 8 and try it on someone elses PC before i make the jump
Not if MS sticks to their re-comitted-to release schedule fo every 3 years. that would imply: 2012 = Win8 2013 = Win8 SP1 2015 = Win9 2016 = Win9 SP1 2018 = Win10 by that logic, 2021 would be win11.
