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| From | Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.os.windows-xp, alt.comp.microsoft.windows |
| Subject | PSA: Windows XP was "supported" for up to 17 years, 6 months, 19 days |
| Date | 2026-04-15 12:57 -0600 |
| Organization | BWH Usenet Archive (https://usenet.blueworldhosting.com) |
| Message-ID | <10ron38$4v9$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> (permalink) |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
PSA: Windows XP was "supported" for up to 17 years, 6 months, 19 days
On the Apple newsgroup we have an individual thread for how long each
iPhone in Apple's history has been fully supported where it turns out that
the actual facts show it's a *lot* shorter than most people think it is.
The average full support (over a score of iPhones) is 5.01 years.
(Note that is HARDWARE. Software support is much different.)
The average iOS SOFTWARE support (this is per release only!)
a. Sum = 25.52 years (for 16 completed versions)
b. Count = 16 versions (have completed)
c. Average = 26.14 / 18 = 1.59 years
As for the iOS HARDWARE full-security-updates (AFAIK)
a. Longest full iOS support: 6.99 years (iPhone XS / XS Max)
b. Shortest full iOS support: 2.37 years (iPhone 3G)
c. Average full iOS support: 5.10 years (Apple's entire history)
The average macOS support (but that's not FULL support)
Sum = 53.17 years
Count = 19
Average = 2.80 years
Apple's FULL security-update behavior for *full* macOS software support
a. Longest full macOS software support was 2.49 years (OS X 10.4 Tiger)
b. Shortest full macOS software support was 0.51 years (OS X 10.0 Cheetah)
c. Average full macOS software support was 1.18 years (over 20 versions)
d. Typical full macOS software support was ~1.0-1.5 years
However, a lot of people claim that "any CVE fixed is all CVE's fixed".
While that's not true, let's apply "their rules" then, to Windows XP.
To refute the "endoflife.date" crowd, here are the verified dates.
Note the massive "Zombie" gap between Full Support and the Last Patch.
======================================================================
WINDOWS XP LIFECYCLE DATA
======================================================================
1. Start Date: October 25, 2001 (Retail GA)
2. End of FULL Support: April 8, 2014 (Official end of support)
3. Out-of-Band Patch: May 12, 2017 (WannaCry / KB4012598)
4. Last Known Patch: May 14, 2019 (BlueKeep / KB4500331)
DURATIONS:
Full Support: 12 years, 5 months, 14 days
To WannaCry Patch: 15 years, 6 months, 17 days
To Final "Zombie" Use: 17 years, 6 months, 19 days
======================================================================
======================================================================
WINDOWS 10 LIFECYCLE DATA (Calculated as of April 2026)
======================================================================
1. Start Date: July 29, 2015 (Retail availability)
2. End of FULL Support: October 14, 2025 (Official end of support)
3. Individual ESU End: October 13, 2026 (Scheduled Final Patch)
DURATIONS: (so far)
Full Support: 10 years, 2 months, 15 days (Official EOS)
Total "Life Support": 11 years, 2 months, 14 days (for consumer ESU)
======================================================================
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1. iPhone 2G = 2.60 years of full support
2. iPhone 3G = 2.37 years of full support
3. iPhone 4 = 4.02 years of full support
4. iPhone 5 = 4.82 years of full support
5. iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus = 4.00 years of full support
6. iPhone SE (1st generation) = 6.46 years of full support
7. iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus = 5.99 years of full support
8. iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus = 5.96 years of full support
9. iPhone X = 5.85 years of full support
10. iPhone XS & XS Max = 6.99 years of full support
11. iPhone XR = 6.89 years of full support
12. iPhone SE: (2nd Generation / 2020 and 3rd Generation / 2022)
13. iPhone 11 Series: (11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max)
14. iPhone 12 Series: (12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max)
15. iPhone 13 Series: (13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max)
16. iPhone 14 Series: (14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max)
17. iPhone 15 Series: (15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max)
18. iPhone 16 Series: (16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max, 16e)
19. iPhone 17 Series: (17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, 17e, iPhone Air)
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