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News Burst: Win 98 Lagging In Business World
News ZD Market Intelligence's latest data on planned PC operating system usage shows that Win 98 adoption is lagging significantly, with only 5 percent of PCs expected to run it within the next 6 to 12 months.
[August 7, 1998, 6:58]
US Report: Service Pack For Win 98 Due Next Week
News Microsoft is beta testing a Service Pack for Win 98 less than one week after it was released to the public," read the beta invitation that Microsoft sent to a select group of Windows 98 beta testers earlier this week.
[July 3, 1998, 10:09]
End Of The Road For Win 98 Support
Talkback Don't let this panic you into going to Win XP unless you really want to and you know the implications (does XP have drivers for your old hardware? This is not that significant. Is your machine fast enough and has it got enough RAM?
[July 12, 2006, 10:20]
End Of The Road For Win 98 Support
Talkback Upgrade to WinXP? Surely not! If you're prepared to learn a new OS then you owe it to yourself to check out Linux first at the very least. It's a lot cheaper than a WinXP license, and will almost certainly work on your existing hardware.http://www...
[July 12, 2006, 13:53]
End Of The Road For Win 98 Support
Talkback A lot of small business's can't afford the upgrade to XP so they would be a prime target for virus writers. Plus given the amount of security holes in 98 many business's could, literally, be forced away from online activities.
[July 13, 2006, 14:38]
End Of The Road For Win 98 Support
Talkback The issue isn't microsoft, but whether anti-virus, anti-spy-ware, firewall makers, Opera and Firefox, and hardware makers, continue to support Win98. The precent of computers running Win98 may be low, but it is still higher than the percent running...
[July 14, 2006, 12:56]
Win 98: Microsoft Turns Down The Hype
News Microsoft will release a third beta of Windows 98 on September 30 and still plans to ship the final release by April 1998 but the firm is already at pains to play down the hype over the operating system.
[August 27, 1997, 16:14]
Win 98 Delayed Until Q2
News The firm explained the delay by saying the release will now cover upgrades for users of both Windows 3.1 and 95. Pundits have recently accused Microsoft of not providing a clear upgrade path for users of 3.1 which retains a huge user base...
[September 16, 1997, 10:00]
Win 98 Final Beta Testers To Pay For Pleasure
News The giant will charge hand-picked users $30 each plus a delivery charge to use the software which is at beta 3 stage, usually a sign that the 'code complete' stage is not too far in the distance. However, Microsoft warns that only users with...
[January 8, 1998, 15:00]
US Report: Win 98 Service Pack To Arrive In 1999
News The service pack will contain fixes to the bugs that have surfaced in the program, including the so-called cross-frame glitch in Internet Explorer and some security problems in the messaging software.
[October 6, 1998, 7:09]
A Year Ago: Win 98 Delayed Until Q2
News Microsoft has delayed the release of Windows 98 until the second quarter, meaning that the operating system may not ship until the end of June on current schedules. The firm explained the delay by saying the release will now cover upgrades for...
[September 17, 1998, 7:28]
A Year Ago: Win 98: Microsoft Turns Down The Hype
News Microsoft will release a third beta of Windows 98 on September 30 and still plans to ship the final release by April 1998 but the firm is already at pains to play down the hype over the operating system.
[August 27, 1998, 5:37]
End Of The Road For Win 98 Support
News From today, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which could lead users to trying alternative operating systems such as Linux. Eight years after launching Windows 98, Microsoft will...
[July 12, 2006, 9:00]
Paragon NTFS For Win 98
Downloads This product will give you full transparent access to NTFS disks through regular and conventional drive letter. Despite all these operating systems are created by one company Microsoft, they have different support standards.
[February 9, 2006, 18:16]
MS Expects No Legal Hassles On Win 98
News Although Microsoft has long been the subject of close scrutiny by the US Department of Justice, the EC and other business practice watchers, the firm claims that the integration of the Internet Explorer 4.0 Web browser with the next version of...
[February 11, 1998, 14:49]
Microsoft Touts Win 98 As 'corporate-friendly'
News Speaking at a Windows 98 workshop today, Microsoft's marketing manager for the personal systems group Anne Mitchard said that ultimately, "corporates should move to Windows NT 5.0", although "given the fact that most corporates have a mix of...
[February 19, 1998, 13:47]
MS Spouts Big Profit, Says Win 98 OK For Q2
News Microsoft Corp.reported second-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates and quelled any fears that its recent legal problems might eat into sales. The Redmond, Wash.based software company reported net income of $1.13 billion, or 85 cents per...
[January 22, 1998, 15:24]
News Burst: Service Pack For Win 98 On The Way
News Service Pack 1 is thought to include fixes for a range of problems upgrading to the new operating system has presented. Full story to follow
[July 2, 1998, 17:07]
US Report: MS Changes Win 98 Service Pack Plans
News Earlier last week, Microsoft was attempting to put the finishing touches on a beta of a "multimedia enhancement" pack for Windows 98. This pack, according to an e-mail beta invitation that the company sent out to potential testers, was slated to...
[July 8, 1998, 6:09]
Office 98 For Mac To Ship Before Win Version
News The applications offered in the Office 98 Macintosh edition consist of Word 98, PowerPoint 98, Excel 98, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer. The product enhancements in-clude natural language extensions designed to make the software easier to...
[December 8, 1997, 14:35]
