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Windows 2000 - Nine Months to Live

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hey-that's-less-than-a-nexus-six dept.

HeUnique writes "According the this story at The Register, Microsoft is planning to retire Windows 2000 as far as OEMs concerned. MS has asked OEMs to stop immediately the shipment dual-boot systems running Win2k/WinXP, so your choice now is either to upgrade to XP or else." Only if you're ordering systems running Microsoft Windows, though.

16 of 616 comments (clear)

  1. Win2k and Common English by Brightest+Light · · Score: 5, Funny

    MS has asked OEMs to stop immediately the shipment dual-boot systems running Win2k/WinXP

    --What you say?

    1. Re:Win2k and Common English by Monkelectric · · Score: 2, Funny

      Read it in your best yoda impression and it makes sense -- common -- I know you have one!

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      Religion is a gateway psychosis. -- Dave Foley

    2. Re:Win2k and Common English by Rhinobird · · Score: 5, Funny

      Tech1: somebody set up us the monopoly.
      Tech2: main monitor turn on!
      CEO: It's you!

      Gates: Hello gentlemen
      Gates: All your Windows 2000 are belong to us
      Gates: You are on the way to my complete and utter domination of everything
      CEO: What you say?!?!
      Gates: You have no chance to avoid liscencing fees. Make your time.
      Gates: BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
      CEO: *sob*

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  2. Ohhh, isn't capitalism fun? by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... only when you're a monopolist?

    1. Re:Ohhh, isn't capitalism fun? by Dwarfgoat · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ahhh...yes. The proper verb tense is "shat." God cares no more about the E-Coli you shat this morning.

      Shat. A wonderful word falling into disuse. THAT's the true pity.

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      That? That was a pigeon.
  3. Killer combination by Fernando+Scandolo · · Score: 2, Funny

    MS has asked OEM to stop immediately the shipment dual-boot systems running Win2k/WinXP Could someone point out why in the world would anyone order such a dreadful combination ? As if Win2K or WinXP don't cause enough headaches on their own...

  4. Retire by rattler14 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Actually Win2K was forced into early retirement. The boss kept catching him crashing at his desk and leaving the backdoor open.

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  5. Um... M$ ain't gonna make us upgrade by SuperCal · · Score: 2, Funny

    I bet the can't make my company upgrade. I'm still trying to get them to upgrade to 95.

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  6. Or else what? by suss · · Score: 5, Funny
    so your choice now is either to upgrade to XP or else...
    1. Or else they're going to give you some cement overshoes?

    2. Or else they'll kill this puppy?
      Or else the penguin on your tv will explode?
    And ofcourse the winning answer:

    Or else you'll switch to Linux?
  7. It's Official; by stevenbee · · Score: 4, Funny
    The Register confirms: Win2K is dying

    ;-)

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    Don't read this!
  8. MS stock drops 30 points by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    San Jose, CA -- Linux lovers around the world have finally decided to stop buying Microsoft's flagship product, Windows, say Microsoft representatives. "They said they don't trust us anymore. We understand why they might never have trusted us, but we've only gotten better lately. Anything they've heard isn't new, it's just new to them."

    Linux fans disagree. "Microsoft wasn't too bad, until they started trying to prevent piracy," lamented one geek buying Red Hat at a local Best Buy.

    Microsoft expects revenue to drop by 60%, since Linux users account for practically all desktop sales of Windows. "It's a crippling blow. I hope I still have a job next week," commented a Microsoft programmer.

  9. Re:Windows fragmentation? by Astrorunner · · Score: 2, Funny

    They control the horizontal and the vertical!

  10. The object is not to be "employed"... by bubbha · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...it's to be gainfully employed.

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  11. Has it already killed UNIX then? by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny

    And yet another "UNIX killer" falls off the end of the upgrade treadmill.

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  12. Re:Dropped Support by Technician · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes I saw it. It got in the way of my web search. It didn't take long to get rid of however.

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  13. Expiration Dates by tshoppa · · Score: 3, Funny
    I thought the date on the Microsoft OS box was the expiration date, just like on canned and boxed food.

    e.g. Win 98 went bad in 1998, etc.