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to: Tom Walker
from: Bo Simonsen
date: 2004-01-15 10:26:00
subject: It`s Alive!! It`s Alive!

-=> Tom Walker wrote to All <=-

 TW> Windows 98 gets a reprive

 TW> REDMOND, Washington (AP) -- Microsoft reversed a decision to stop
 TW> support for some older Windows operating systems, saying Monday some
 TW> customers in developing countries were not aware of the change.

 TW> Support for Windows 98 and Windows 98 S.E. had been scheduled to expire
 TW> Friday, and for Windows Millennium Edition on December 31. Under
 TW> Monday's decision, the software giant would maintain paid phone support
 TW> for the operating systems and review security threats to determine
 TW> whether it will provide customers with security patches through June
 TW> 30, 2006.

Wow! Then we can buy cheap old hardware, because people don't wonna run 
a unmaintained OS.

Or maybe we'll get more Linux users.. Who knows..

I did just saw Microsoft is in to their big campain, about "showing 
people the facts", but I really doubt it's the facts.

Bo


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