[CCID News] Friday Microsoft announced that the end of Windows NT 4.0 will end on December 31, which is an unpleasant opportunity for other operating systems, such as Linux. According to the analyst Joe Wilcox research, although Microsoft will post it for Windows NT 4.0 support services, the user can upgrade the operating system by the Windows NT 4.0 server version to the Windows 2000 server version and the Windows 2003 server version, but This measure does not have an ideal effect. By referring Data collected by Forrester, Wilcox concluded in a brief. "There are many big companies in the United States still use the Windows NT 4.0 server version of the operating system in 2004. It is likely that some companies are reluctant to use the W Indows NT 4.0 server version of the operating system - the usual use of multiple servers using the NT server version operating system into a server using the Windows 2003 Server-Edition operating system - But there is no need to eager to change the operating system to the Windows 2003 server version, although this is a plan for Microsoft is planning and promoting. This gives other operating systems a chance to get the Microsoft market, this opportunity will get more and more, and will not decrease. "The more old these servers, they choose to use the Windows 2003 server version of the operating system, the smaller." Wilcox wrote, "Install the basic conditions required to install the Windows NT 4.0 operating system for Linux vendors, and even using Mac OS X Apple is a chance. "Some companies will only choose to use Linux or MAC - especially in a single user's environment, such as printers or file servers, believe that most companies should be used in specific situations. Ignore the so-called upgrades that Microsoft is driving. "If the Windows NT server version of the operating system is not invalid, it is still doing what we want it, the simplest thing is not to move it and let it continue to achieve its value," Wilcox wrote, "despite the upgrade to Windows 2003 The server version is true, we still need to consider the new customer access license these questions. "Even if Microsoft will terminate general support for Windows NT 4.0 on December 31, including security repair, Windows NT 4.0 will not be overnight again There is disappeared between. For those payable users, WINDOWS NT 4.0 service support will last until 2006. "No matter how NT's exit will leave Linux," Wilcox said, "Although users have large tendencies to use Linux, it is not equal to a large number of users, but during this conversion, Linux vendors Indeed in a good opportunity. "
