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PC World: What Will It Take To Move to Win 2000?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 5, 1999

Thanks to Low, Kuan Loong
for this link.

“More power than typical Win 9x machines provide, beta tests
show, and compatibility is a big issue.”

“Users looking to migrate their Windows 95 desktops to Windows
2000 Pro could end up spending nearly $1,700 per client.”

“That steep migration curve will probably keep companies from
making wholesale migrations to Windows 2000 Pro on the desktop;
it’s more likely that small groups of users will migrate to the new
operating system as they receive new PCs.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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