[the first part of the special symposium at the end of the year] ask Mr. 3, the writer of Goto, Gasahara and Yamada, the major news of this year.

Shortening Microsoft's support for Windows 7Accord 8.1 in Skylake to July 2017

Asahara: then again, Ruoshan, why do you want to connect beautiful women to MC this time?

Ruoshan: yes. Sitting next to me, I smelled a good smell from just now.

Sheng again: please don't do this (laugh).

Asahara: that's sexual harassment (laughter).

Ruoshan: this forum has been held about three times in the past, and last time it was sent on the spot, but there are complaints about bad pictures everywhere.

Liyuan: don't say the picture is not good (laugh).

Ruoshan: well, I just want to cheer up a little bit. How old is Xiao Feng now?

Sheng again: 23 years old this year.

Yamada: about the same age as me.

Asahara: the grandson of Mr. Xiangping (laughs).

Sheng again: I think it happens to be the same generation as my father (laughter).

Ruoshan: well, I'd like to get down to business. This is news that Windows supports the latest CPU architecture (then Skylake) while shortening support for older operating systems.

Asahara: when the new platform comes out, the "better" use of the new software combination is the same with other OS, but Microsoft's platform ensures interchangeability, as a result, users of the new platform do not transfer. There has always been such a dilemma.

Skylake power saving is not Windows10 can not use a lot of features, so there are "hope to transfer" marketing intention, I think is determined to shorten the support of the old OS.

Ruoshan: this is "I haven't heard of it" for users. I feel embarrassed when I suddenly say that I want to shorten the support period.

Liyuan: yes. Especially in enterprise applications, because there are many cases of long-term use of the old operating system, so when replacing new machines, we must use the previous platform of Skylake to replace, so it can be said that this is a painful part.

Yamada: I think there is also an intention to prevent Windows XP from making the same mistake again. Windows7 support will end in 2020. For example, the operating system on the electronic display screen used in the Tokyo Olympic Games is Windows7, so it will not be very fashionable if there is a blue screen, so it is also intended to prevent this from happening. This is an extreme example. If it costs to support the old operating system on the new platform, people who want to use the new platform will bear the cost. There is no way, but on the other hand, it can also understand the feelings of people who feel that "it is impossible." the mood is very complicated.

Goto: fundamentally speaking, it is to what extent the hardware is virtualized, and where is the operating system responsible for the upper layer? Ideally, the layers on the hardware cover everything and look the same in the operating system. If you have hardware and software, and a middle layer that supports power saving and something, with an operating system on it, you can solve these problems.

Japan's Microsoft and Surface Book will be sold in China on February 4th.

Ruoshan: lighters, has anyone bought a Surface Book?

Asahara: I bought it last night (laughs).

Ruoshan: is it a gift for readers?

Liyuan: no, not (laughs). I haven't received it yet, but I want to use it in the CES interview. Although Surface Book is an innovative PC, it is still very expensive, which is a noteworthy place among everyone. In the case of us (lighters), we may earn more if the equipment we buy turns out to work well. There is also a calculation about how many things with high prices are desired, and there is also the side of the decision to buy.

Yamada: Surface has a sense of high-end brandishing. Although my index finger hasn't moved in terms of weight, I think I want to create a trend that Microsoft will take on the high end by Surface and leave other directions to other suppliers.