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Microsoft phases out Windows 98.
hm_murdock:
btw, xeen... marklar is a pipe dream. it never will come around... and I pray to gods that it stays that way
rklesla:
I'm not a fan of MAC's, but atleast they aren't microsoft. GO Non-MS OS's!
Laukev7:
Ahem. Back to the subject...
6 years is probably a reasonable amount of time to support a product. Are there companies who support their operating systems for longer than that?
Kintaro:
Not really, I think 2 years is resonable, it depends what your supporting, security should always be supported.
With open source stuff its easy for the security to support itself with apt-get and stuff to not require corprate support.
With windows however, its mainly upto Microsoft and workarounds.
rklesla:
quote:Originally posted by X11: I wear makeup.:
Not really, I think 2 years is resonable, it depends what your supporting, security should always be supported.
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I agree. Should only support till new release except security. Security should always be supported, but then again, when is the set time for that?
Should MS support security flaws in Windows 3.0?
If they decide its too costly to support old software, then I think those user's should be given a free license to the next OS in line. So Win98 users should be given a ME license.
Or atleast MS should give the public a warranty time like cars.
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