Windows 2000 - Nine Months to Live

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.

Comments

Not long now...

[stevens]

Once you've accepted the EULA that allows them to install/uninstall software at will and disable software you installed, you're caught.

Lots of people at work have been asking me about desktop unices since the latest crap from MSFT. I just hope that open source software is legal in most countries in a couple of years when MSFT springs enforced DRM on the populace.

Really?

[onion2k]

Only if you're ordering systems running Microsoft Windows, though

Thank you very much Slashdot for pointing out the completely and utterly obvious, while still attempting to get a little dig at MS. It must be a day ending in a Y.

Re:It's quite interesting...

[symbolic]

...when a company has so much influence that it can dictate your IT strategy to you through arcane licensing, and planned obsolescence of products that may otherwise be perfectly suitable. I'm looking forward to the day when users and businesses decide they've had enough, and tell Gate$ & Co. exactly what they can do with the new licensing and downgrades. It will be a great day indeed. Too bad I can only dream...few people have the moxie required to pull this off.

Re:This is going to be a huge pain in the...

[WildBeast]

Sorry but I believe your story to be a big fat lie

Re:Windows fragmentation?

[BrokenHalo]

Uhh... Maybe I should take my old Sperry/UNIVAC 1100/82 and see if it'll dual-boot with Windows CE :-)

Re:Windows fragmentation?

[Stonehand]

Hm. That might explain why they have so many bugs...