Continuously serviced under Microsoft’s Modern Lifecycle Policy: the product line has no fixed end date, but individual releases have their own end-of-servicing dates and you stay supported by moving to a newer one. Skype & Lync
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Support milestones
No fixed end date — continuously serviced. Microsoft services this product under its Modern Lifecycle Policy: it stays supported for as long as you stay on a current release. If a full retirement were announced, that date would appear here.
| Milestone | Date | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Released | Nov 18, 2016 |
Releases
Each release has its own expiry: to stay supported you move to a newer release by that date. This is the only per-release deadline Microsoft publishes for a Modern-policy product, and each row's status states it.
| Release | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Original Release | Nov 18, 2016 | Continuously serviced under Microsoft’s Modern Lifecycle Policy: the product line has no fixed end date, but individual releases have their own end-of-servicing dates and you stay supported by moving to a newer one. |
1 record in Microsoft's export for this product. Dates can change, and Microsoft occasionally revises a previously published one — this product's own lifecycle page is always authoritative. Back to Microsoft Lifecycle Lookup.