Windows NT 4 Still a Popular Platform

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According to a recent article in Server Watch:

A recent Netcraft survey found NT4 to be the operating system of choice for numerous "big brand Web sites." Such enterprises still running their public Web sites on Windows NT4 include eBay, Gateway, The Bank of New York, Heinz, Hershey Foods, Ikea, Kroger, and Diebold.

This loyalty (or, perhaps, inertia) is not limited to U.S.-based sites: 10 members of the U.K. FTSE 100 (i.e., the top 100 companies in the Financial Times Stock Exchange index) run on NT4/98, including retailer Next Group PLC, and LLoyds TSB.

Windows NT4 debuted more than seven years ago and was officially retired in July 2003. As of January 1, 2004, non-security hotfixes are no longer available, and on January 1, 2005 all support will be phased out.