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ABC News: New Plans for Windows

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 9, 1999

“Microsoft has postponed indefinitely its plans to merge its
consumer-oriented Windows 95/98 operating system with the
business-oriented Windows NT platform.”

“Instead, the company plans to release a new version based on
the Windows 95/98 operating system, Microsoft president Steve
Ballmer said Wednesday in a speech at the Windows Hardware
Engineering Conference and Exhibition in Los Angeles.”

“The new operating system will be designed to simplify computers
for users, something Ballmer referred to as an “It Just Works”
concept.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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