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Microsoft Pulls Plug for Support on NT4

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the being-put-out-to-pasture dept.

seymansey writes "According to Neowin.net and News.com, Microsoft has apparently announced that as of the end of June, support for the now aging NT4 OS will be pulled. NT4 Server users have until the end of 2004 for support. Windows 98 users will be the next on the list for axed support too. Of course, Microsoft will still provide its knowledge base, but we wont see any more patches, etc. developed for the OS. After 7 years, it's kind of sad to see NT4 go."

7 of 611 comments (clear)

  1. After we finally got the thing stable.... by 5.11Climber · · Score: 5, Funny

    they're going to pull the plug! Damn!

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  2. Possible by pasi · · Score: 5, Funny

    And now Microsoft will turn it to Open Software so volunteers can start an own fork of it and continue deveploving it. .. and will win eurovision song contest and soccer world championship. And SCO will be popular again.

    OR, then not.

  3. Oh Well... by deadlinegrunt · · Score: 5, Funny

    I dropped support for Microsoft too.

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  4. Pulling support? by DarklordSatin · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's funny, there hasn't been a patch for NT4 in a very long time. What support is it that they're not going to be providing anymore.

  5. Ummmm by AntEater · · Score: 5, Funny

    "After 7 years, it's kind of sad to see NT4 go."

    7 years ago, it was kind of sad to see NT4 coming.

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  6. Have I got something for you... by gosand · · Score: 4, Funny
    After we finally got the thing stable.... they're going to pull the plug! Damn!

    You got it stable? Yeah, and I have a magic-box powered Delorean I'd like to sell you.

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  7. Re:We still have NT4 servers... by Surak · · Score: 4, Funny

    You don't get the nifty collaboration features that Outlook has. Group calendaring, group task lists. It's nice, for instance, to be able check your boss's meeting schedule so you can fit in that Quake III Arena deathmatch. ;)

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