A Nail In The Coffin For Windows 98

From this day forward, users of Windows 98 and Windows ME may be on their own. Microsoft will stop offering updates and support (even of the "paid" variety) for these products. The company seems to be hoping this will lead to increased sales of newer Windows versions. "Microsoft works closely with leading retailers to undertake promotions such as upgrade discounts to encourage users to upgrade to Windows XP," said Peter Watson, chief security advisor of Microsoft Australia, to ZDNet Australia. But there are some who believe this move could lead users to BBC, he said, "In fact, 98 users are not at that great a risk as people might think: most of the new malware we see simply won't run there." Nonetheless, this act may leave a lot of people feeling abandoned. The BBC reported that "more than 70 million users will be hit by the change." Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Technorati: Doug is a staff writer for Murdok for the latest eBusiness news.