HI, Guys,
This one is fairly hot off the wire, as in
recent.  In case you sometimes feel stampeded into switching
to newer Windows operating environment versions by being
threatened with fast-approaching lack of support, this might be
taken as something resembling good news for you.

From: JohnO <[log in to unmask]>
To: "LifeRaft" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: +SurvPC Support for Windows 98, 98SE and ME thru mid-year 2006

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article575

Microsoft extends support for Windows 98, ME

Startling u-turns of our time

By INQUIRER staff: Monday 12 January 2004, 11:50
ALTHOUGH MICROSOFT had planned to pull the plug on support for Windows
98 and ME early this year, the firm said today it will extend the life
of the products for more than two years.

Support for Windows 98, 98SE and ME will now be available until the
middle of June 2006.

Microsoft was going to deck the products at the end of this week, and we
can only presume that it's corporate customers banging furiously at its
door which has caused it to extend the life of the products.

In a statement, Microsoft said it has an overall policy now to support
products for seven years. It will also provide security updates for the
operating environments.



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