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Microsoft Extends Win98/SE Support

Posted by Hemos on from the expanding-it-out dept.

An anonymous reader writes "ZDNet reports that Microsoft is extending technical support for Windows 98 till 30 June 2006, despite being days away from switching support to a CD. It seems Windows 98 will also have all necessary security updates till the new expiry date." The article states that Microsoft will have "...During that time paid over-the-phone support will be available, and "critical" security issues will be reviewed and "appropriate steps" taken."

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  1. Error in ZDNet article. by Threni · · Score: 5, Informative

    Even if support had been switched to a CD, MS had still pledged to provide security related fixes, AFAIK.

  2. Re:Sadly Enough by inkedmn · · Score: 5, Informative

    It only makes sense that 98 is still widely used, as upgrading to 2K/XP costs more than my mother-in-law is willing to spend on the stuff that lets her read her email...
    I ran 98SE for *years* before switching to Linux, and for John Q. Homeuser who has AOL and doesn't use the internet for anything more than checking local movie start times and ordering flowers for his wife's birthday, it's enough.

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