“There will be no future releases of Microsoft Corp. products —
including 64-bit Windows NT support — for Compaq Computer Corp.’s
Alpha platform.
Beginning with Release Candidate 2, there will be no 32-bit
Windows 2000 support, nor will there be new 32-bit Alpha releases
of SQL Server, Exchange or other 32-bit Alpha BackOffice products,
the company said.
There will also be no 64-bit versions of Windows or BackOffice
developed for the Alpha platform, according to a posting on
Microsoft’s Web site.”
“The Microsoft announcement… flies in the face of Compaq’s
assurances to provide 64-bit NT support on Alpha.”