Indeed we're walking to the end of support...
The market share for Windows 2k is very small nowadays (0,19% http://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?spider=1&qprid=10).
End of life Smendovlife
Win2k will never die! Nevah! Nevaaaairrrr
Seriously Win2k/XP share much of the same code base and I feel MS dropping win2k support was mostly a tactic got get people to upgrade.
Well here is why we are stuck with Windows 2000,
#1, This economy we are in, is really in severe issues, no one is going to be able to UPGRADE their computer, because it would cost more, and now word the US Credit Rating has dropped, so that means any supply going into our country will be more expensive, and now we are on the verge of a halt in computer sales to most who don't have the money.
#2, Windows XP and Vista have many problems with their OS that both affects security and stabability and currently to this date most Windows Vista and XP systems are targeted by malware, a sign that is quite grim by most standards,
and #3, most higher up anti-virus programs no longer support 2000 and already are outsourcing XP within a few months, something that again goes back to #1, economic issues.
I hope this may partially make the reason where this issue is going at.