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Product Life Cycle

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Microstar Laboratories identifies six phases to its product life cycle. The following six-row table provides a quick overview of the six phases of the product life cycle.

Phase	Price List	Systems	Engineering	OS Support	3rd Party S/W	Comments
Preliminary	Unlisted	Trial	Development	Current	Limited	product enhancements planned
Active	Listed	New	Upgrades	Current	Current	ongoing product enhancements
Mature	Listed	New	Fixes	Current	Current	no additional product enhancements
Legacy	Unlisted	Old	Reports	Frozen	Limited	not available for new installations
Obsolescent	Unlisted	N/A	Reports	Frozen	Frozen	no longer sold; repaired subject to parts availability
Obsolete	Unlisted	N/A	N/A	None	None	no longer supported; substitution recommended

Certain levels of sales and support apply during each phase of a product's life.

Preliminary

Product available for trial systems to select business partners
Specifications subject to change
Engineering development continues
Non-disclosure agreement typically required

Active

Product released to market
Engineering upgrades provide new features
Support for latest versions of operating systems
Support for latest versions of third party software

Mature

Product recommended for new systems
All reported engineering problems fixed
Support for latest versions of operating systems
Support for latest versions of third party software

Legacy

Product not recommended for new systems
Repairs made, at a price that reflects actual costs
Engineering problems reported with workarounds
Support for earlier versions of operating systems
Support for some upgrades of third party software

Obsolescent

Sales limited to stock on hand
Repairs effected when possible, at a premium price
Support for earlier versions of operating systems
Support for earlier versions of third party software

Obsolete

Product no longer for sale
Product not supported in any way
Continued use not recommended
Replacement with new products strongly recommended