Future of InfoPath - 2015
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It seems InfoPath is around for a while yet.
Microsoft were hoping to retire InfoPath in the near future, but this decision has been rescinded. Here is an excerpt from their updated blog post.
“As part of the update shared around the Evolution of SharePoint and the next SharePoint Server on-premises release, we are also updating the timelines for removal of InfoPath Forms Services components of SharePoint and SharePoint Online. Specifically, InfoPath Forms Services will be included in the next on-premises release of SharePoint Server 2016, as well as being fully supported in Office 365 until further notice. Customers will be able to confidently migrate to SharePoint Server 2016 knowing that their InfoPath forms will continue to work in their on-premises environments, as well as in Office 365.
The InfoPath 2013 application remains the last version to be released and will work with SharePoint Server 2016.”
There are also rumours of a Migration Tool, though nothing formal has been announced from Microsoft. InfoPath will be formally supported until 2023 for on-premise installations, which is plenty of time to plan for any migrations.