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To: Jurgis Bekepuris who wrote (49473)	12/14/2001 12:03:57 AM
From: EnricoPalazzo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

However, businesses - as far as I know - don't have such choice. They bought the licences for previous versions and will lose them or at least their support if they do not renew. I am not totally clear on this - somebody may know more exact info. I believe that the following is true: Companies above a certain size have the option to purchase Windows licences of a fixed duration. They are not forced to do so, but the price (maybe including support?) is such that it's often the best deal. Companies that purchase licences of a fixed duration will always purchase a new licence when their old ones expire (obviously). Other companies are very likely to upgrade to a newer OS when Microsoft ceases supporting their current OS (i.e. 2003 for Win2k, according to that article). This is only one of several reasons why substantially all companies will upgrade to a post-Win2k OS within the next three years. New features are, of course, another major reason. Also remember that many companies will likely skip WinXP, and wait for the next version of Windows. WinXP was primarily a consumer-focused OS, although it certainly has some incremental value for businesses over Win2k. The issue that Thomas raises (slower adoption of new OSes) is surely of great importance to Microsoft's bottom line, although probably not to its Gorilla status. That's one of the many advantages of subscriptions.