Microsoft Extends Win98/SE Support

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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Significance in the date?

[Zocalo]

I wonder how close that June 30th 2006 date is to Microsoft's internal expectations of when Longhorn is going to ship. Why not June 30th 2005 for example; that's still 18 months away which should be more than enough for everyone who is going to upgrade to have done so, and at that point XP will have been shipping for almost four years to account for the "upgrade when I get a new PC" crowd.