Elle is planning her organization's asset retention efforts and wants to establish when the company will remove assets from use. Which of the following is typically the last event in a manufacturer or software provider's life cycle?

The end of support of a device or product typically occurs after the end of life and end of sales. Support may continue for a period of months or even years, but eventually support stops too. General availability is found during the main part of a life cycle, rather than at the end, and helps note when the product is out of testing and can be acquired or used by customers or others instead of specific groups like beta testers or early release partners.