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Intel Speeds Ahead of Advanced Micro Devices

I spoke too quick. Microsoft (MS) has already scheduled the demise of Windows 2000. MS released Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and it does not support Win 2000.


Here is the techie jargon for bye-bye Win 2000:

"...There are two important events that will happen to the support policy for Windows 2000 after June 30th of this year.

First, support for both IE 5.01 SP3 and IE 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP3 will expire. Users running IE 5.01 or IE 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 should upgrade to Windows 2000 SP4 in order to continue to receive security updates.

Second, Windows 2000 SP4 moves from mainstream to extended support. The key difference between mainstream support and extended support which I think is most relevant to this audience is this quote from the lifecycle site: "Microsoft will not accept requests for warranty support, design changes, or new features during the Extended support phase..."

But they (MS) will support security fixes for Win 2000.

Is MS gently nudging Win 2000 users to Vista?
You bet they are and Win XP is next, my guess.
Start thinking Intel long.