The long-due (or long-threatened depending on your perspective) retirement of MAS 90 and 200 version 3.71 is creeping ever closer. Originally issued in November 2002, the release has avoided the peril of Sage’s previous n-2 (current release plus two prior) policy.

While the last Product Updates for version 3.71 was released in October 2005 and Quarterly & Year-end Updates were discontinued as of December 31, 2009, Tax Table Updates and Phone and Email Support by Sage have still been available. That changes on September 30, 2010 when sage discontinues support and Tax Table updates for this release.

Versions 4.00, 4.05, and 4.10 are scheduled for a similar fate with Phone and Email Support from Sage ending as of September 30, 2011, Quarterly & Year-end Updates ending December 31, 2010, Tax Table Updates and Hot Fixes ending on September 30, 2011.

A new contradiction to Sage’s previous policies, which one might suspect could change without much notice, is that all customers maintaining their Business Care agreement will maintain access to the online knowledgebase for even these retired versions.

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