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.

Win2k and Common English

[Brightest Light]

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

--What you say?

Ohhh, isn't capitalism fun?

[Pig Hogger]

... only when you're a monopolist?

Killer combination

[Fernando Scandolo]

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...

Retire

[rattler14]

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

Um... M$ ain't gonna make us upgrade

[SuperCal]

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

Or else what?

[suss]

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?

It's Official;

[stevenbee]

The Register confirms: Win2K is dying

;-)

Re:Ohhh, isn't capitalism fun?

[Dwarfgoat]

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.

MS stock drops 30 points

[Anonymous Coward]

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.

Re:Windows fragmentation?

[Astrorunner]

They control the horizontal and the vertical!

The object is not to be "employed"...

[bubbha]

...it's to be gainfully employed.

Re:Win2k and Common English

[Monkelectric]

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

Has it already killed UNIX then?

[Black Parrot]

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

Re:Dropped Support

[Technician]

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

Re:Win2k and Common English

[Rhinobird]

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*

Expiration Dates

[tshoppa]

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.