Microsoft words on the Alpha
COMMENT
re: Windows
2000 s x86 only
From: Josh O
Confirmation: http://www.microsoft.com/NTServer/nts/news/msnw/compaq.asp
UGEEK
RESPONSE
Well, I had to throw this in as it was the first notice I saw from Microsoft
itself that their Alpha support is DEAD. It appears that they are abandoning
Alpha entirely. This is a risky move, as they are gambling entirely on the 64-bit
IA-64 platform.
Windows 2000 could have been a really cool 64-bit OS on the Alpha, but now
the future rests on IA-64. Alpha will still do what it does now, but in a couple
years, if Microsoft doesn't renew it's support, either Microsoft or the Alpha
will suffer severely.
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