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To: eddie r gammon who wrote (28601)	2/18/1998 2:21:00 PM
From: yousef hashmi	Respond to of 53903

Microsoft May Be Sending Win 98 Birth Announcements In May (02/18/98; 12:11 p.m. EST) Computer Retail Week Retailers reacted Tuesday with surprise to unconfirmed reports that Microsoft may move up the launch of Windows 98 to May 1. "I was told it would be July-August," said an executive at a national chain, echoing the expectations of most retailers contacted by CRW. He speculated the move could be timed to have Win 98 available within range of the introduction of Intel's 350-MHz and 400-MHz microprocessors this spring. If the Redmond, Wash., software giant can pull off a May 1 Win 98 launch, it appears PC makers may have to foot more of the bill to upgrade late purchasers of Win 95-based systems, said an executive at one clone maker. During the conversion from Win 3.11 to 95, PC makers offered a coupon for an inexpensive or free upgrade to the new operating system to PC purchasers who bought systems up to a month before the Win 95 launch. The cost to PC makers was said to be around $30. This time, said the source, Microsoft may charge as much as $55 for the upgrade. Microsoft hadn't responded to the reports at publishing deadline.