Just like Microsoft is trying to pull the rug out from under NT 4 now. Peter doesn't like to hear it, but shops like ours, aren't moving soon, especially on the backend.

2000 *just* got approved for desktop use, its probably a year from being cleared for server use. Every place I used to work for who's got a huge NT backend are telling me similar stories, they can't *afford* to go to 2000, the time, the planning, the everything.

And now Microsoft is yanking the rug, hard as they can. Reportedly, they've stopped packaging fixes into Service Packs (going so far as to not release one they'd already prepared), etc. (Which ... will cause it to be even *harder* to keep the NT machines patched, and so they'll take more and more hits on security).

And in a year's time, you'll see the exact same sorts of things for 2000 that you're seeing for NT now. They've *got* to keep the cash flowing in, they've *got* to have the upgrades. 2000 will be a *very* limited life product. XP has all the hooks they need for the NEXT monopoly - they need you to run it.

So he can try and stay back on 2000... but [barring court intervention/divine intervention/transplanting of decency and common sense into M$ execs], he'll be having to move in a year, maybe a tad bit more.

Wonder if he'll write the book then. :)

Addison