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===Decline=== The release of [[Windows 2000]] marked a shift in the user experience between the Windows 9x series and the Windows NT series. Windows NT 4.0, while based on the Windows 95 interface, suffered from a lack of support for USB, [[Legacy Plug and Play|Plug and Play]] and [[DirectX]] versions after 3.0, preventing its users from playing contemporary games. Windows 2000 on the other hand, while primarily made towards business and server users, featured an updated user interface and better support for both Plug and Play and USB, as well as including built-in support for [[DirectX 7.0]]. The release of [[Windows XP]] in late 2001 confirmed the change of direction for Microsoft, bringing the consumer and business operating systems together under Windows NT. After the release of Windows XP, Microsoft stopped selling Windows 9x releases to end users (and later to OEMs) in the early 2000s. By March 2004, it was impossible to purchase any versions of the Windows 9x series.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx |title=Windows life cycle |website=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=2010-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012130140/http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx |archive-date=2010-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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