RE: The end of support for S&T from Microsoft.
No big deal.  S&T 2013 is still going to run as always even if no new
editions come out.  And you will still be able to do everything you alwasy
have with it.  The only thing you won't get is any map updates from
Microsoft.  But you will still have all your custom POIs and Pushpin Sets.
Am I disapointed? Yes.  But not nearly as much as when Microsoft quit ALL
support for Money.  Money was so far superior to Quicken as to make any
comparison moot.
BTW, the Open Map data that Bing is using is very poor compared to Google
or S&T.
And if anyone has found a mapping/trip planning program or app. for a
tablet or phone that even comes close to S&T I really want to know.  And
I'll pay for it.  And I've tried everything I could find and they all fall
very short.  I'm spoiled by S&T.