From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 21:01:32 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: DEPRECATE.md: drop support for VS2008
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DEPRECATE.md: drop support for VS2008

Closes #17380
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diff --git a/docs/DEPRECATE.md b/docs/DEPRECATE.md
index 170d51ee72..0fe9e278b4 100644
--- a/docs/DEPRECATE.md
+++ b/docs/DEPRECATE.md
@@ -44,12 +44,16 @@ curl drops support for the winbuild build method after September 2025.
 We recommend migrating to CMake. See the migration guide in
 `docs/INSTALL-CMAKE.md`.
 
-## Windows CE
+## VS2008
 
-Windows CE "mainstream support" ended on October 9, 2018, and "Extended
-Support" ended on October 10, 2023.
+curl drops support for getting built with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 in
+November 2025.
 
-curl drops all support in November 2025.
+The only reason we kept support for this version is for Windows CE - and we
+intend to remove support for that Operating System in this time frame as well.
+Bumping the minimum to VS2010. VS2008 is a pain to support.
+
+Previous discusson and details: https://github.com/curl/curl/discussions/15972
 
 ## Past removals