Digital BW, The Print

There is a similar article in the Times of London indicating that 
Ilford had been put into "administration" and indicating that they 
were focusing on digital products.  Assuming that there is a risk of 
Ilford getting out of the B&W film business raises a question: how 
long will film last in a freezer?  Given that Kodak has cancelled 
production of Portra B&W (and the limitations of its replacement), I 
would like to put in a stock of Super XP2, but limit quantities to 
that which I will actually use before it degrades.

I would hate to give up B&W film, but I suspect that shooting color 
print film and coverting in PS will be an alternative that is around 
for a while.  On the other hand, I would never have guessed that B&W 
would start to fade from view this quickly.  Lets hope that someone 
sees a niche market and continues to produce at least some of 
Ilford's range of B&W products.  

Steve