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Microsoft
Windows 98 Second Edition Released to Manufacturing
Update to Windows 98 Delivers Latest Internet Technologies
And Enhanced Hardware Support to Consumers REDMOND, Wash. - May 5, 1999 - Microsoft Corp. today
announced that development of the Microsoft® Windows® 98
operating system Second Edition is complete and the product has been released to
manufacturing. Windows 98 Second Edition is an update to Windows 98 that
enhances the leading consumer operating system with the latest Internet,
home-networking and hardware technologies. Windows 98 Second Edition will be
available preinstalled with new personal computers for consumers and is
scheduled to replace Windows 98 on retail shelves this summer. Existing users of
Windows 98 will be able to update their system to the Second Edition
technologies in the summer via a CD that can be ordered from the Microsoft
Windows 98 Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/).
"We're committed to providing timely updates of Windows
for consumers to keep pace with the rapid advances in Internet technologies and
hardware support," said David Cole, vice president of the Consumer Windows
Division at Microsoft. "Windows 98 Second Edition is the next step on an
exciting path of Windows-based developments for consumers that will focus on
areas such as home networking, the online experience, digital media and
entertainment, and PC simplicity."
Internet, Home Networking and Hardware Enhancements
Windows 98 Second Edition offers consumers a variety of new
and enhanced capabilities related to the Internet, and hardware compatibility:
"Compaq is the leader in the home PC market, and our
Presario product line includes today's latest digital technologies, such as fast
Internet access and home networking," said Tony Dowzall, director and
co-general manager, Consumer Products Division at Compaq Computer Corp. "We
are very excited about Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition because it is
specifically designed to provide consumers with an enhanced online and
PC-sharing experience."
Pricing and Availability of Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows 98 Second Edition will be available in a retail box as
well as preinstalled on personal computers. Estimated retail pricing for Windows
98 Second Edition for users of Windows 95 and Windows 3.1 remains $109 (U.S.),
the current estimated retail price of
Windows 98. Parties interested in estimated retail pricing in
local currency in other countries should contact their local Microsoft
subsidiary.
Current users of the Windows 98 operating system can receive
the updated functionality by ordering a CD-ROM called Windows 98 Second Edition
Updates, scheduled to be available from the Microsoft Web site in early summer.
In addition to receiving the updated code, users of Windows 98 who order Windows
98 Second Edition Updates will receive "Windows 98 and the Internet,"
a book detailing the new features and benefits of Windows 98 Second Edition and
the Internet. The cost of Windows 98 Second Edition Updates is $19.95 plus
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