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

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