Free Windows 2000 support ending
If you still use Windows 2000 as your operating system, be warned: Free support for that aging OS is about to end.
Mary Jo Foley of Microsoft Watch reports that, starting June 30, "mainstream" support for Windows 2000 will be over.
Microsoft divides its support lifecycle into two phases: Mainstream and extended. Once a product enters the extended support period, Microsoft charges for support. Microsoft continues to provide security-specific hot fixes for products during extended support, but non-security hot fixes may be obtained for extended-support products only by purchasing an "extended hot-fix agreement."
Many businesses as well as serious-minded PC hobbyists consider Windows 2000 to be a superior operating system to Windows XP. They say it's easier to lock down and requires fewer system resources.
But technology marches on, and if you make the choice to stick with an outdated OS -- Windows 2000 is more than five years old now -- there's a price to be paid.
It's evolve or die . . . or at least start paying for support.
HoustonChronicle.com - TECHBLOG: "Free Windows 2000 support ending"
Mary Jo Foley of Microsoft Watch reports that, starting June 30, "mainstream" support for Windows 2000 will be over.
Microsoft divides its support lifecycle into two phases: Mainstream and extended. Once a product enters the extended support period, Microsoft charges for support. Microsoft continues to provide security-specific hot fixes for products during extended support, but non-security hot fixes may be obtained for extended-support products only by purchasing an "extended hot-fix agreement."
Many businesses as well as serious-minded PC hobbyists consider Windows 2000 to be a superior operating system to Windows XP. They say it's easier to lock down and requires fewer system resources.
But technology marches on, and if you make the choice to stick with an outdated OS -- Windows 2000 is more than five years old now -- there's a price to be paid.
It's evolve or die . . . or at least start paying for support.
HoustonChronicle.com - TECHBLOG: "Free Windows 2000 support ending"
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