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To: DJBEINO who wrote (21796)	4/25/1998 11:17:00 PM
From: Emmo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

MICROSOFT now targets WIN 98 at businesses APRIL 21, 1998 COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS 04/13/98 P. 1, 8 "Think you know what audience Microsoft Corp. targets with Windows 98? Think again. Microsoft has quietly changed its marketing tune on the soon-to-ship operating system, positioning it as both a multimedia-rich and Web-integrated consumer product and an interim corporate desktop release and prelude to the delayed Windows NT 5.0. The mixed messages coming out of Redmond have caused the same confusion that Windows 95 and Windows NT sparked nearly three years ago, resellers said. In past months, Microsoft executives adamantly characterized Windows 98 as a consumer product and cautioned Windows NT was the platform of choice for businesses. The next major release, Windows NT 5.0, is expected in late 1998 or early 1999. Speaking at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference on March 25, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said, 'Microsoft is sending a pretty strong message to business customers that if they've got the memory to run NT 5.0, they're better off to plan for that, and we do think we'll see the market on the business side shift to Windows NT 5.0.'... In recent weeks, the company has told resellers Windows 98 is an appropriate corporate desktop upgrade, a move some observers said shows Microsoft may have been distracted by delays in Windows NT 5.0 and its antitrust battle with the U.S. Department of Justice." *******************