[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
“Some estimates show that 27 percent of all Windows-based PCs
are running Windows 98. It’s no wonder, then, that Microsoft has
bowed to consumer pressure and said it will extend support for
Windows 98 until June 2006. While Microsoft would like to see
customers upgrade every two to three years, corporate users prefer
a longer life-cycle of five to eight years.“Although Windows XP is a major improvement over Windows 98,
upgrading to XP isn’t just a matter of paying the money and
installing the software. Windows XP requires a much more robust
computer than does Windows 98…”
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