FiRe 2010: Two more days into the future
FiRe isn’t just a technology conference. After all, we live in a world where technology is only just part of the picture.
FiRe isn’t just a technology conference. After all, we live in a world where technology is only just part of the picture.
Given past experiences with Windows, there's no such thing as testing too tough for Windows 2000, says PC Week's John Dodge. Read the column.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp. launched Windows 98 Thursday by talking almost as much about cars as it did software, in a tortured twist of its "Route 98" theme.
If Windows 98 garners even half the sales analysts predict, Microsoft can pat itself on the back for having done a masterful job at selling a product that constitutes the end of a line. For nearly two years, Microsoft officials have warned customers that Win98 is the last of the Windows family, and that its next consumer desktop be a version of Windows NT, the industrial-strength Microsoft OS for big business.
Microsoft Corp. Chief Operating Officer Bob Herbold reiterated company plans to release Windows 98 on time in the face of possible lawsuits at both the state and federal levels.