RE: Windows98 (was Intel delays Merced)

[Neil Palmer <npalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Isn't Win98 merely a packaged set of bug fixes for Win95, and therefore
SHOULD be free to current users ?   :-)



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Carr [SMTP:74711.77@CompuServe.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 10:23 PM
> To:   Midrange-L
> Subject:      Re[2]: Intel delays Merced
> 
> 
> 
> RE:   Re[2]: Intel delays Merced
> 
> >It's a world gone mad! <g> Getting people to go to 32 bit is still
> like pulling 
> >teeth. I recently worked with someone who bought a shiny new
> PentiumII system, 
> >then promptly reformatted his hard drive and loaded msdos and win
> 3.11. <GASP> 
> >He claims that 16 bit apps are more dependable (fewer crashes). Go
> figure....
> >Eric A DeLong
> >ericadelong@pmsc.com
> 
> Eric
> Are you saying that someone valued dependability over glitz and
> features ?
> and that, 
> Her/His current 16 bit apps (maybe a word processer that already had
> underline/Bold/Italics/Fonts/Sizes)  did all they needed?
> 
> Hmm.  Don't let WinTel get that person's address.  I heard that people
> 
> with those priorities have turned up missing so they will not start a 
> most unfortunate trend.  Think of it.  More people might start
> evaluating
> products for the value they bring factored by their stability/support 
> costs ! 
> 
>   Hmmm.   Now that starts me wondering,  What real usable value does 
> Lose98 bring again???   And Would I get that money back in bottom line
> 
> productivity savings after rolling that cost(and the necessary back
> office 
> and other software upgrades) across a few hundred users ??  Hmm.  
> 
> I gotta save thousands right ??  
> 
> And I heard it's twice as stable as Lose95.   
> Then again,  what is 2 times zero ???
> 
> I'll take my tongue out of my cheek now.  
> 
> This was only a hypothetical view point.  No one would be that foolish
> to think that way.
> 
> <Magazine Addresses Below >
> 
> John Carr CDP
> Certified IBM Specialist  - RPG
> EdgeTech
> 804-739-7689
> 5921 Acorn Ridge Ct.
> Midlothian Va 23112
> 74711.77@compuserve.com
> 
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