Looks like the Windows 8 client exams are being retired...

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https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/retired-certification-exams.aspx

Strange one.. Might have to pick up the pace on my Win7 in order to do the upgrade exam before then.

Edit: Looks like Server 2012 exams are being retired too! That's even stranger.

 

Yeah.. I just think it's odd that the win7 client exams are still going, plus server 2012 is widely used.

 

doubt it you can still do 2008r2 exams, even got 1 booked

 

I remember a member once saying MS exams are nothing more than a marketing campaign.. At the time I didn't really get what he meant, but now I really do.

 

yeh they have the free second shot going again now, until january so that will boost takers again.
I think its a few things (i think been discussed here before):
If you cert in ms stuff you help advertise the product,
more likely to set it up (and properly helping the products rep) and recommend it in a company,
spend more time learning down their track.
They no doubt make $$ out of the cert cost too.

however I think the syllabus is very useful to learn ms stuff, whether you want to do the exam is something else.

i think a couple of the base OS is good (like mcsa), just not go too mad with cert exams (unless the company is paying!)

 

2012 is not on there https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/retired-certification-exams.aspx

Plus they want to add a sense of upgrade urgency to make more $$$ and use the security holes as a beating stick lol

 

think i can understand this one as most companies won't migrate to Windows 8 either sticking with Windows 7 or going straight to Windows 10

So keeping Windows 7 and 10 Certs would probably be better

 

My first thought was they are retiring what they don't earn on anymore... Definitely win 8 client exam wasn't particularly popular.

 

Yeah, I totally agree with this. My recent interactions with Microsoft have all left me with a similar impression.

 

no ms really love open source and are really listening to customers now! Especially since windows 10!

lol sorry.

 

Yeah it is... under server - due to retire jan 31st 2016

 

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edit: see below

 

Ok I can see what you mean, Some of the 2012 exams retiring.(from mcse curriculum) These are ok https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/mcsa-windows-server-certification.aspx

 

Gutted to hear this, passed 70-687 last month and just bought the ref book and pluralsight videos for 70-688! Better pull my finger out and get 70-688 done!

 

mcse server infrastructure for 2012 ok to. Just the desktop infrastructure track

 

There was never going to be much life in the Windows 8 certs, from what I could see - the take-up for businesses was just too low.
Hopefully, with all the messing around M$ have done over the last 3 or 4 years, things may start to settle down, that's if they are truly aiming for an 'Apple' approach and sticking with Windows 10 (plus increments) for the next several years...