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[Michael Miller]

If M$ 2000 = Windows 2000 Workstation.  That product is dead.
Microsoft is only releasing updates for Windows 2000 for paying
support customers.

-Miller

On 2/11/07, Mr O <notanatheist at yahoo.com> wrote:
> If you are so inclined as to run that OS. The main point is that
> even software and hardware manufacturers will continue to
> support the OS as long as Microsoft does. When M$ put the nail
> in the coffin for 98/ME others started to follow. With that
> information in hand many companies are content to still run XP
> if they have even upgraded to it yet.
>
> Now what is needed is for more companies to produce their
> commercial software as cross platform encompassing the major
> operating systems (linux, OS X.3,4,5, M$ 2000, XP, Vista). There
> are far too many instances of "if only" keeping people from
> running Linux as their primary or only OS. Reliable numbers are
> needed to show its strength on the desktop especially compared
> to OS X as many companies are making their software available
> for Apple too (Adobe/Macromedia, Intuit). At least Google is
> doing what they can on porting some of the apps over that they
> have acquired. GoogleEarth and Picasa are a good start. I hope
> Nero decides to keep their NeroLinux updated too as I rather
> like it and was happy to purchase a license for it.
>
> And while we're at it, I want a full Quicktime implementation on
> Linux. I don't care about iTunes as I don't like DRM laden music
> but I do like watching the movie trailers on Apple.com.
>
> That be all (for now),
> Mr O.
>
> --- Jeff Newton <newton at efn.org> wrote:
>
> > So pretty much mean's, my windows XP box is still worth its
> > prime hardware
> > off the shelf, since last year, when I brought it home back in
> > August, right
> > Mr. O ?
> >
> > In fact when Vista was in its hype, I knew for some reason, XP
> > would be the
> > norm for a while, before there wasn't anything, I've yet used
> > that would be
> > worth getting Vista for?
> >
> > Jeff
>
>
>
>
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