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To: EPS who wrote (21838)	5/4/1998 8:47:00 AM
From: Jerry Heidtke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amid reports of looming antitrust action, >Microsoft warned Wall Street today that any delay in the release >of its upcoming Windows 98 software would carry "broad, negative >consequences" for the entire personal computer industry. Gee, I guess Microsoft is, by their own admission, guilty of causing "broad, negative consequences" for the entire industry. Isn't this the product that is over a year late, already? I doubt that few months' delay would mean much more damage to any other vendor. The only issue I can see with the delay is that a lot of larger companies are going to be working hard later this year to get all their desktops Y2K compliant. For many, it comes down to a choice of fixing what they have (Win 3.1 and Win 95) or going to Win 98 or Win NT 4.0 on everything. If Win 98 is delayed any more, it will cease to be a viable choice for many large companies as a standard part of a Y2K compliant desktop. This only affects Microsoft's upgrade revenues, not any OEM sales.