Talk:End-of-life product

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Usage outside of computing[edit]

EOL isn't a term "in computing", it's a general retailing term and can be applied to anything

Sorry. I didn't know -- edited slightly. Thanks for pointing it out :) Dysprosia 12:07, 20 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Much improved. Please excuse my grumpiness - hard day at the office. :) Tannin

Unnecessarily derogatory?[edit]

Microsoft may be a prominent example of setting EOL dates, but doesn't 'notorious' imply that seting EOL dates is a bad thing? If a business is expected to support its products indefinitely, that incurs continuous expense with diminishing returns, thus raising expenses in other areas. This is bad both for the business and the consumers, to whom the expense of perpetual support almost certainly falls. --Mattmcc 21:35, 29 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

True. Why is Microsoft treated here? They do nothing out of the ordinary and it does not clarify the subject. Andries (talk) 10:15, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Product support - out of context[edit]

Product support is a different phase of engineering life cycle - that's a maintenance phase, not EOL. I think the article needs to point out that there is a cost for every phase of life-cycle, with EOL cost needing to be planned. --71.245.164.83 (talk) 01:49, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]