[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]
“Today, July 11, is the day Microsoft is ending all support for
Windows 98, 98SE, and ME. And, when they say ending all support,
they mean ending all support: ‘Microsoft will end public and
technical support by this date. This also includes security
updates.’“So, you can either start hauling your older systems to the junk
yard after today’s last Microsoft patch day, or you can upgrade to
Xandros 4, the most Windows-friendly Linux desktop around…”