I agree. I think Win98 is going to be a sleeper hit. Expectations are very low. I was just reading an IBD article in Wednesday's paper, and the whole article was very low-ball. From every angle, analysts nix Win98. Example:
"I'm betting the impact will be minimal at most -- almost nothing," said Roger Kay, an analyst at International Data Corp. in Framingham, Mass. "There just isn't enough exciting stuff there to drive new users to it. I can't imagine finding anyone in the United States who would wake up and say, 'I've got to have Windows 98.'"
Mr. Kay, I've held off on upgrading to a new desktop because I wanted to get Win98 preloaded at the factory. I held off on buying a first laptop mostly due to falling prices (they keep getting cheaper and/or more and faster for the same money), but the sweet spot is here. I can get new 233MMX laptop with a 2GB HD and Active Matrix screen, 32MB of RAM, all very capable of running state of the art Win98, all for <$2,000. So I ordered it prior to Win98 going to the OEM, but made sure the mfr gave a coupon for a free upgrade.
Additionally Mr. Kay, what if the govt demands that MSFT strip out the browing capability in Win98? I might have a collectors item. (-g-). Mr. Kay, I've got to have Windows 98. - D.K. |
