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To: Walt Corey who wrote (42889)5/18/1998 12:26:00 PM
From: Jerry Miller  Read Replies (1) of 176387
 
Microsoft says has begun shipping Windows 98
May 18, 1998 11:35 AM

SEATTLE, May 18 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. has begun shipping its Windows 98 operating system to computer makers for retail sale beginning June 25, a company spokesman said on Monday.

The software giant's manufacturing contractors have begun the process of stamping disks, packaging them and shipping them out, Microsoft spokesman Jim Cullinan said. The Justice Department and state attorneys general were expected to announce antitrust action against Microsoft later on Monday. MSFT

The state and federal officials accuse Microsoft of illegally exploiting its Windows monopoly.

The lawsuits reportedly will not seek to halt shipment of the disks but will ask for changes in Windows 98 before it is allowed to go on sale.

Microsoft had delayed shipping the product on Friday to allow for last-minute negotiations with antitrust regulators. The talks collapsed Saturday.

Antitrust officials have several concerns with Windows 98, including its tight integration with Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, which competes with rival Netscape Communications Corp. NSCP

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