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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.

8 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 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. 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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  3. 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?
  4. It's Official; by stevenbee · · Score: 4, Funny
    The Register confirms: Win2K is dying

    ;-)

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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.