http://blogs.msdn.com/b/psssql/archive/2010/04/13/an-important-change-for-the-microsoft-lifecycle-support-policy.aspxOver the past few months I’ve filed some posts on our blog regarding our support lifecycle policies because I know sometimes this topic can get very confusing: http://blogs.msdn.com/psssql/archive/2010/02/17/mainstream-vs-extended-support-and-sql-serveren-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/psssql/archive/2010/04/13/an-important-change-for-the-microsoft-lifecycle-support-policy.aspx#9996698Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:28:47 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9996698Mary Myers<p>I think that you should have released a 'last service pack' after all the cummulative updates PRIOR to establishing a life cycle date especially when some Microsoft applications require CU# after the last service pack (like SharePoint, CRM, GP, SL, etc.). &nbsp;I think it would have helped your support team as well as any SQL DBA team to rollout the last service pack that would include all CU's. Now you have to keep all those CU's in your download area too...doesn't seem efficient or effective for anyone does it. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9996698" width="1" height="1">