Windows Vista Just how long will MS support Vista?

I run Vista HP & I have it up & running just fine on my laptop. It will cost me at least £70 to upgrade to Win 7 & the process will almost certainly take several hours. Plus I am sure I won't be able to run certain apps on '7'. SeaMonkey 2.0 doesn't work well on it from what I have been told & K-Meleon almost certainly won't run on '7'. I have no back-up computer online (my old computer may be soon) & if anything goes wrong with the upgrade the loss of files &/or Internet connectivity would be VERY inconvenient for me.

I am thinking of buying a new laptop sometime next year anyway (probably later in the year than sooner) & will buy '7' pre-installed.

I honestly don't know how many people will bother to upgrade from Vista & I suspect many will just wait until they purchase another machine. I must say that Vista has always seemed fine to me & I know MS have tried their best with the service packs & updates. I still prefer it to XP.

Does anyone know just how long that Microsoft will support Vista until they inevitably consign it to the waste basket?

 

Oh, OK cheers. (or 04/10/2012 as we say this side of the pond)

 

I haven't had any major problems with Vista and not planning to buy Win 7. I will wait till Win 8 or 9 come along.
Was told by one of your senior members that "If it ain't broke.....Don't fix it! "

 

Yeah, give at a couple of years & when MS get all of the bugs out of 7 buy it then. Let some other test-pilot fly 8 & 9!