> All.
>
> now that there is the new Pentium D chip available and no one that wants to
> sell it with w2k pro or server should we be expecting an end of life for w2k
> pro?? with this new generation of chips it looks like the single core P4 will
> become the future celeron..
>
> thoughts??... facts??
>
> rob

"Rob" <R**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2539FBCF-D84B-47BE-A6C6-3F0373EE8070@microsoft.com...
> All.
>
> now that there is the new Pentium D chip available and no one that wants
> to
> sell it with w2k pro or server should we be expecting an end of life for
> w2k
> pro?? with this new generation of chips it looks like the single core P4
> will
> become the future celeron..
>
> thoughts??... facts??
>
> rob

> Win2000Pro won't go away for many years still, simply because there are
> millions of people still using it. When Longhorn...um...Vista comes out,
> there will still be a lot of people on Win2000, and also on WinXP that won't
> upgrade. Win2000 works, XP works, and a lot of people have no reason to
> upgrade.
>
> "Rob" <R**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2539FBCF-D84B-47BE-A6C6-3F0373EE8070@microsoft.com...
>
>>All.
>>
>>now that there is the new Pentium D chip available and no one that wants
>>to
>>sell it with w2k pro or server should we be expecting an end of life for
>>w2k
>>pro?? with this new generation of chips it looks like the single core P4
>>will
>>become the future celeron..
>>
>>thoughts??... facts??
>>
>>rob
>
>
>

"Bob I" wrote:

> But the resellers won't have 2000 licenses to sell, which was the
> question. Heck some people are still using Windows 95!
>
> Ook wrote:
>
> > Win2000Pro won't go away for many years still, simply because there are
> > millions of people still using it. When Longhorn...um...Vista comes out,
> > there will still be a lot of people on Win2000, and also on WinXP that won't
> > upgrade. Win2000 works, XP works, and a lot of people have no reason to
> > upgrade.
> >
> > "Rob" <R**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:2539FBCF-D84B-47BE-A6C6-3F0373EE8070@microsoft.com...
> >
> >>All.
> >>
> >>now that there is the new Pentium D chip available and no one that wants
> >>to
> >>sell it with w2k pro or server should we be expecting an end of life for
> >>w2k
> >>pro?? with this new generation of chips it looks like the single core P4
> >>will
> >>become the future celeron..
> >>
> >>thoughts??... facts??
> >>
> >>rob
> >
> >
> >
>
>

> Well, what now? If you've been a w2k pro user/developer for a while you are
> very comfortable with the OS. You're right, why upgrade?  However, what if
> you have to upgrade? What OS will give you the stability w2k pro has offered
> for many years? The simplicity as well as the performance? I've tried WinXP
> pro - sorry, not my cup of tea.
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>But the resellers won't have 2000 licenses to sell, which was the
>>question. Heck some people are still using Windows 95!
>>
>>Ook wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Win2000Pro won't go away for many years still, simply because there are
>>>millions of people still using it. When Longhorn...um...Vista comes out,
>>>there will still be a lot of people on Win2000, and also on WinXP that won't
>>>upgrade. Win2000 works, XP works, and a lot of people have no reason to
>>>upgrade.
>>>
>>>"Rob" <R**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>news:2539FBCF-D84B-47BE-A6C6-3F0373EE8070@microsoft.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>All.
>>>>
>>>>now that there is the new Pentium D chip available and no one that wants
>>>>to
>>>>sell it with w2k pro or server should we be expecting an end of life for
>>>>w2k
>>>>pro?? with this new generation of chips it looks like the single core P4
>>>>will
>>>>become the future celeron..
>>>>
>>>>thoughts??... facts??
>>>>
>>>>rob
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>