Why didn't they wait for Vista's release?
Michael Kelly | 07/11/06
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Better yet, wait until there aren't a ton of people still using it.
DonnieBoy | 07/11/06
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who pays or sells a "secure os"?
JoeMama_z | 07/11/06
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Riiight.. And exactly HOW many would be acceptable before they dropped it?
Wolfie2K3 | 07/12/06
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Exactly!
voska | 07/11/06
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Why wait for Vista?
johnUSAF | 07/11/06
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Why wait for Vista?
richdave | 07/11/06
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The reason they didn't wait for Vista ...
mwagner@... | 07/12/06
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This is what you get with closed source. With open source, the support
DonnieBoy | 07/11/06
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Then go Linux yourself...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/11/06
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Yeah, really; who CARES?
yogeee | 07/11/06
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What software company doesn't
aemc | 07/11/06
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Death and taxes, Archades...
yogeee | 07/11/06
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"Startling Wake Up Call"
msolgeek | 07/11/06
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Oh, the pain, THE PAIN...
John Zern | 07/11/06
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Will ya please just LISTEN to yourself?
Wolfie2K3 | 07/12/06
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Only 98SE was worth supporting anyway
A.Typical Zork | 07/11/06
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"end of Win98 support is not the big worry" ???
jrbeaman | 07/11/06
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Microsoft puts end to Windows 98 support
Loverock Davidson | 07/11/06
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Interesting point
John Zern | 07/11/06
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Or another way to look at it
duclod | 07/11/06
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Wrong....
jrbeaman | 07/11/06
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OK.. Here's something.
Wolfie2K3 | 07/12/06
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That's not Microsoft
JimSatterfieldW | 07/12/06
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Glad to see it.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/11/06
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Why?
voska | 07/11/06
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Because my contract states...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/11/06
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that's right
PhantomX | 07/11/06
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I'll go along with that...
just_a_guy | 07/11/06
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Who ya gonna call?
dwest_z | 07/11/06
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This is CRAP!
voska | 07/11/06
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WHAaaat??? Microsoft screwing customers? Why, I never heard such a thing?
yogeee | 07/11/06
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"...but not before VISTA is out!"
Henry Miller | 07/11/06
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Come on. They just dropped support for Win98
John Zern | 07/11/06
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Microsoft is not dumb ...
mwagner@... | 07/12/06
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Okay, this is weird
tic swayback | 07/11/06
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Incredibly, I personally know of small businesses that still use...
yogeee | 07/11/06
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I have about 5 sets
Patrick Jones | 07/11/06
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Court reporting software
zmud | 07/11/06
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NT 3.1 CD?
Spikey_Mike | 07/11/06
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Incredibly, I personally know of small businesses that still use...
link-designs@... | 07/13/06
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RE: Okay, this is weird
richdave | 07/11/06
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Not quite
kb1493 | 07/11/06
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"Back compatibility has long been an albatross" ???
jrbeaman | 07/11/06
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But Apple had a much better answer
tic swayback | 07/11/06
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As a matter of fact...
Wolfie2K3 | 07/12/06
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Wow! And I agree with you! {8^)
mwagner@... | 07/12/06
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Because they can sell XP now, and Vista again in a year
BitTwiddler | 07/11/06
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And exactly how is Apple any different?
Wolfie2K3 | 07/12/06
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You have a point
kb1493 | 07/12/06
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Isn't the total nunber of windows licenses 60 million?
michael_t | 07/11/06
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Not even close
aemc | 07/11/06
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Where do you get your
Linux User 147560 | 07/11/06
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Just because someone doesn't provide a source...
Scrat | 07/12/06
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Try 600 million not counting the priates.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/11/06
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Not even close!
dirty_blue_jeans | 07/12/06
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Nope. There are ...
mwagner@... | 07/12/06
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If you're still using Windows ME, you're already IN the dark.
vince@... | 07/11/06
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Support time
SC-man | 07/11/06
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All They Want Is Money!
debandcat | 07/11/06
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Car companies, too!
John Zern | 07/11/06
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You just need
Gasman_z | 07/11/06
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All they want is money
nhardin | 07/11/06
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Clue: "For Profit" means making money.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/11/06
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Perhaps this is because ...
mwagner@... | 07/12/06
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Great move microsoft but why stop there
Quebec-french | 07/11/06
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Unfixable.
Anton Philidor | 07/11/06
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Not really Anton
Linux User 147560 | 07/11/06
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Wrong...
Scrat | 07/12/06
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And just what has microsoft done to....
yogeee | 07/15/06
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It hasn't been 8 years since the os was sold
zmud | 07/11/06
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Also what do you do with these old pc's that still work?
zmud | 07/11/06
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Run Windows 98
msolgeek | 07/11/06
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Old PC's
gaelicfog@... | 07/11/06
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Old PCs, New security
jasprey | 07/11/06
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Keep using them if you like.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/11/06
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Run old games
kb1493 | 07/11/06
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Misread
Jwee1125 | 07/11/06
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But the only thing that matters to the customer
zmud | 07/12/06
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Once Windows XP Home hit the streets ...
mwagner@... | 07/12/06
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Windows ME from 2002
Silent Observer | 07/12/06
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See ya Later!!!
gaelicfog@... | 07/11/06
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who cares anyway
merlin6666 | 07/11/06
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NO. Dont listen to them.
jrbeaman | 07/11/06
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A problem for a lot of people
rem1010 | 07/11/06
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Damn Small Linux
j.dupont | 07/11/06
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Utter Garbage!
Scrat | 07/12/06
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try vector linux
galileon | 07/11/06
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Keep seeing people write that users will have to do
Linux User 147560 | 07/11/06
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YUR RIGHT
jrbeaman | 07/11/06
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Hey! Where you been?!
Linux User 147560 | 07/11/06
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Old OSs better with age
Catrancher | 07/12/06
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If you still used these good luck
rupaa62 | 07/11/06
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thanks for the advice--i may take it
M P | 07/12/06
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another OS not supported woo hoo
clark121121@... | 07/11/06
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Some analogy
ronaldmajcak | 07/11/06
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I agree; some analogy!
jeffwr | 07/12/06
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I agree; some analogy!
link-designs@... | 07/13/06
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Love this quote
Richard Flude | 07/11/06
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Novell only wants 60 bucks for Suse 10.1,
yogeee | 07/11/06
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You'll love SLED then
Richard Flude | 07/11/06
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Slackware?
Linux User 147560 | 07/11/06
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SLED 10 has a LONG way to go yet Richard
Scrat | 07/12/06
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It didn't take me long to find smart....
yogeee | 07/12/06
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Real bad automobile analogy...
Allstar_z | 07/11/06
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win 98 support
EinsteinWizard | 07/12/06
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Perfectly makes sense
Chiatzu | 07/13/06
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Microsoft puts end to Windows 98 support
im418@... | 07/11/06
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No More Support For 98 - Ok So what?
jasprey | 07/11/06
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Actually a lot of users
Linux User 147560 | 07/11/06
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NOT TO CHEAP
lewishouse@... | 07/13/06
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win98
CalP | 07/11/06
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Does your current system meet your needs?
Linux User 147560 | 07/11/06
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Never.
Wolfie2K3 | 07/12/06
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Support for older OS's and systems
dracolich_prgrm | 07/11/06
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I had this problem years ago.. no support l
macvsog | 07/12/06
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The user's choice?
Kubuntoid | 07/12/06
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UPGRADE
lewishouse@... | 07/13/06
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Same arguements will apply to Vista
jdumas | 07/12/06
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Win9x and WinNT are History
jpr75_z | 07/12/06
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Software Not like cars, but just as expensive
jbabeu | 07/12/06
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Trade ins?
bony tryan | 07/12/06
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Know what tics me off?
HerbieHightower | 07/12/06
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When you find that car...PLEASE,Let me Know!!!!!!
erehwon23 | 07/12/06
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Car vs OS
Silent Observer | 07/12/06
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True...
Wolfie2K3 | 07/12/06
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And while you're at it...
Wolfie2K3 | 07/12/06
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But the only thing that mattters to the customer
zmud | 07/12/06
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Fixed Income on an 8y/o Computer...OK...I'll Rant!!!
erehwon23 | 07/12/06
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Re: Fixed Income
HerbieHightower | 07/12/06
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Microsoft discontinuing support for windows 98
vlbup5129@... | 07/12/06
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Where have you been?
radioguy11 | 07/12/06
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Abandon Support abandon Rights
hniemeyer@... | 07/12/06
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Upgrade to XP ???
wmroc | 07/12/06
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If they expect people to upgrade
podfj@... | 07/12/06
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Forced obsolescence will harm MS. Linux here I come!
oVTo | 07/12/06
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Your paid a great deal more ...
mwagner@... | 07/12/06
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You can take it offline, and use it for a game machine,...
yogeee | 07/12/06
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Windows XP
reddman219@... | 07/12/06
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Micro$oft is abandoning schools
ed777 | 07/12/06
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No, they are not.
mwagner@... | 07/12/06
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Oh but YES, they are.
ed777 | 07/12/06
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Latest in the news: ZDnet promotes violence in the schools.
yogeee | 07/15/06
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Yep, I was going to say Edubuntu is there to fill that void,...
yogeee | 07/12/06
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Some thoughts
bitfuzzy | 07/12/06
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This is what you get with the other proprietary closed sourced companies
Boot_Agnostic | 07/12/06
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Yeah, you get free security upgrades ...
mwagner@... | 07/12/06
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It's not that they don't WANT to, it's just that ...
yogeee | 07/12/06
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i had to upgrade to win2k to use my new video card. i'll never go to XP
wessonjoe | 07/12/06
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Keep your eyes open, and try a livecd run of suse to...
yogeee | 07/12/06
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Wake up Dum Bazzes
HerbieHightower | 07/12/06
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just a question?
lickitysplit3458 | 07/12/06
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Can a school network administrator weigh in on this?
rwickberg | 07/12/06
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You can do what you want, but if U R the director & your job depends on it,
yogeee | 07/12/06
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Microsoft's cancellation of support for Windows 98
jww1@... | 07/12/06
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What-----EVER!!!!
baylors | 07/13/06
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WindowsMe
SillyCam | 07/13/06
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ending Win98 Support
lewishouse@... | 07/13/06
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Life cycle listed on some software makers websites
Boot_Agnostic | 07/13/06
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Trying to Kickstart PC buying?
SETSteve_z | 07/13/06
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Comparison/Alternatives
rodolfoop@... | 07/17/06
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RE: Microsoft puts end to Windows 98 support
kevinryan | 04/23/09
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