For some, two of the best products Microsoft ever produced are Windows Mobile and Windows 7 – and support for both are ending in about 12 months’ time. Earlier this year, Microsoft reminded customers that official support for Windows 7 ends on 14 January 2020, even posting an official reminder page to encourage customers to hurry up and adopt Windows 10.
Now is also the time for Windows phones to finally accept their fate: Windows 10 Mobile, version 1709, will lose support on 10 December 2019. At that time, Windows 10 Mobile users will no longer be eligible to receive new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free assisted support options, or online technical content updates from Microsoft for free, the tech giant says. In other words, no new patches. Backups, at…