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Use Some Reason, please
Let's be adults here; only little children name call. I shall explain the how and why for you and other site readers:

Cutting support doesn't force an upgrade in itself. What forces upgrades when MS "support" ends is:

1. The MS approach of dropping Windows Installer support for "unsupported" OSs. Since the Windows Installer is REQUIRED to install software to standards required by MS, it becomes very difficult for mainline software firms to create Windows 98-enabled software. This is in part because post-support the Windows glue files that go with apps become increasingly unavailable in automated installer apps that install applications as a front end to the MS-written and controlled Windows Installer. Example: InstallShield dropped support for Windows 95 on cue from MS because MS dropped many Windows 95 core modules from Windows Installer;
2. Dropping Windows Update means that people cannot do fresh Windows 98 installs after crashes. It means they lose the ability to reinstall Windows for all practical purposes.

Public authorities must therefore monitor this "support" change closely to protect the public from the support process being used slyly to zero out customer investments in Windows 98.

Reasonable durability for software is at least 30 years, as evidenced by COBOL code that was still in use and UPDATED in many cases for Year 2000 issues--30 or more years after being sold!

Why are the public authorities allowing a self-created durability standard that is much lower than the real marketplace has established to be redefined artificially by Microsoft? That is the real question of the day.
Posted by: KeithRisler   Posted on: 01/09/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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so if you cought  JWatson77 | 01/09/04
history101  stephen732@... | 01/11/04
waste of resources  matted@... | 01/13/04
Run Windows Update, then burn OS image (where permitted by law)  KeithRisler | 01/09/04
Better yet  Franklin_z | 01/10/04
I agree!  DarbyOhara | 01/11/04
Typical M$  tslocum7 | 01/09/04
History's largest criminal monopoly...  moiety | 01/10/04
Forced upgrades  tslocum7 | 01/12/04
Forced Upgrades??  Wolfie2K3 | 01/12/04
compared to Linux  el1jones | 01/09/04
Well you know,  rkadowns | 01/09/04
No  el1jones | 01/09/04
%rolling eyes%  DarbyOhara | 01/11/04
Study in Dec '03 reported only 6.6% market uptake for WinXP. M$ is scared!  dicktaurus@... | 01/09/04
Uh huh  vdraken | 01/09/04
Gosh, that was even brainless for a certified Micro$hill! Congrats!  dicktaurus@... | 01/09/04
Hmm hmm  NemesisNL | 01/10/04
60,000 machines a day!  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
They're afraid of the OS being stripped and replced with a tux  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/09/04
Your the best kind of Windows customer.  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
you cant always do that  doh123 | 01/09/04
Maybe in the past.  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
Sure, only 'cuz M$ was ordered to stop pre-load extortion against OEMs  dicktaurus@... | 01/09/04
Would love to...  MkIIISupra | 01/09/04
The problem is, you can't.  Damon K | 01/09/04
pre-installed linux  Chris Moller | 01/09/04
Would Love To  Snapsoup | 01/10/04
Gee Bit, it's sooooo hard to recognize you  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/09/04
Not making their numbers  IT_User | 01/09/04
Explain.  vdraken | 01/09/04
Use Some Reason, please  KeithRisler | 01/09/04
Dude...  quietLee | 01/09/04
It's aboutr reasonable durability  KeithRisler | 01/09/04
I'll take a shot too  el1jones | 01/09/04
Why look in so complex matters?  FirstNLastN | 01/09/04
As far as companies , they do not wait until hardware breaks  NemesisNL | 01/11/04
Explanation how  FirstNLastN | 01/09/04
My two cents...  noShut_z | 01/09/04
Explanation  Chris Moller | 01/09/04
Just a quick poll?  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
poll?  dwest_z | 01/09/04
Old is Better!  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
Drivers  dwest_z | 01/09/04
Actually Not!  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
NOT!  dwest_z | 01/09/04
Which Version!  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
In fact...  FirstNLastN | 01/09/04
Win XP stable?  dwest_z | 01/09/04
I agree with FirstNLastN  noShut_z | 01/09/04
RE: dwest  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
That made me laugh  voska | 01/11/04
True, but....  FirstNLastN | 01/09/04
Dvorak...  noShut_z | 01/09/04
How many Linux users arunning a distro from 1998  hal9000mx | 01/09/04
True  NemesisNL | 01/11/04
Win98 with Updates is NOT 4 years old  KeithRisler | 01/09/04
Just the Facts Sir!  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
Patch the Patch  dwest_z | 01/09/04
it's more that 5 year old  voska | 01/11/04
Still waiting.  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
Still waiting to hear from a Linux user using a 1998 distro  hal9000mx | 01/09/04
You have to go slowly, Bitty is just not sophisticated  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/09/04
1998 distro  Chris Moller | 01/09/04
1998 linux  Chris Moller | 01/09/04
A better poll  voska | 01/11/04
I am still running Win98 at work  Tammee | 01/09/04
Question  Ployd_Farker | 01/09/04
Only 1/4 of web surfers use w98! Worldwide!!  jjon2121 | 01/09/04
370,000 BUSINESS  hal9000mx | 01/09/04
XP 2 years old already  JWatson77 | 01/09/04
Waste of time...  MkIIISupra | 01/09/04
I'm switching  skeptic tank | 01/10/04
WIN98 SUPPORT  ALFRED_z | 01/09/04
id i buy a boxed copy of XP in a year  JWatson77 | 01/10/04
I have Windows XP with all the latest patches.  GraysonPeddie | 01/10/04
Windows lover  NoB$ | 01/10/04
Just (?) Business  bekercher | 01/10/04
But we must remember that for profit companies are in business to make mone  NemesisNL | 01/11/04
GOOD! The sooner all 9.X versions are gone...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/04
Now is this longer or shorter support than Solar 2.5  FilledOut | 01/12/04
Where can I get the CD from  charlesa@... | 01/12/04
W98 CD  logren | 01/12/04
Windows 98  pettite@... | 01/12/04

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