The Record · every incident, filterable

Apr 22, 2008

Killed 0.9 Vistas Stood by it officially acknowledged

Your music collection has been scheduled for demolition

MSN Music DRM license servers announced for shutdown, threatening purchased songs

Jun 1, 2012

Killed 0.3 Vistas Stood by it officially acknowledged

Microsoft retired the Zune brand and music services into Xbox Music

Jul 25, 2012

Killed 0.5 Vistas Stood by it well documented

Microsoft Flight killed five months after its free-to-play launch

Oct 26, 2012

Killed 0.9 Vistas Walked back officially acknowledged

Windows 8 removed the Start menu and the Start button

Mar 15, 2013

Killed 0.5 Vistas Stood by it officially acknowledged

MSN Messenger retired worldwide (except China) on March 15, 2013

Aug 22, 2013

Killed 0.8 Vistas Stood by it officially acknowledged

Games for Windows Live marketplace closed, leaving purchased PC games at risk

Aug 31, 2013

Killed 0.3 Vistas Stood by it officially acknowledged

Microsoft retired TechNet subscriptions, ending cheap full-product labs for IT pros

Jul 17, 2014

Killed 0.4 Vistas Stood by it well documented

Xbox Entertainment Studios shut down inside the 18,000-person layoffs

Feb 17, 2015

Killed 0.5 Vistas Stood by it well documented

Phantom Dust reboot cancelled; Darkside Game Studios shut down

Jul 29, 2015

Killed 0.3 Vistas Stood by it officially acknowledged

Windows 10 shipped without Windows Media Center, ending the PC DVR