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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mick Mørmøny who wrote (7332)	5/17/1998 8:30:00 AM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Respond to of 74651

Windows 98 Much ado about, well, not much So you are satisfied with that conclusion, based on the only user report in that article, namely "'Windows 98 is really just a patch for Windows 95," said Matt Behrens, a technical specialist with ITS Production Services. He has been running Windows 98 for a month at the University of Northern Iowa without any major problems." Why not see what a team of experts has to say about it, who have been "living with Win98 betas for many months, installing the new OS dozens of times, coaxing it through performance and reliability hoops of our own device.."? winmag.com WIN98 Why You Need It -- by Scot Finnie and David W. Methvin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ They say the best things in life are free. That's true of Windows 98-on the surface. Its user interface features have been available as a free download for quite some time now. The new-and significantly improved-look and feel, coyly known as the Windows Desktop Update, is wrapped up in the Internet Explorer 4.0 package. But is the Windows Desktop Update really the best thing about Win98? No, not really. This evolutionary upgrade's bread-and-butter improvements aren't features you can click on with your mouse, and you're not likely to ooh and ah over them. Nevertheless, they are significant and substantial-improved reliability, better performance, broader network support, and a smoother installation and upgrade process. You'll also find extended support for recent technologies, such as USB, DVD, the 32-bit PC Card (Cardbus) standard, the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) power management specification, and TV Tuner board/broadcast television technologies. The bottom line: Windows 98 just plain runs better than Windows 95. What's more, if by some miracle Win98 winds up being the last operating system you ever install, it'll wear better than Win95 did. One of Win98's lesserknown benefits is its set of do-it-yourself tools for fine-tuning, diagnosing, controlling and fixing your PC. The Windows Update feature lets you automatically gather and install system patches and drivers via the Internet. Other features improve both initial rollout and ongoing support in a networked corporate environment. [well, like you say Madafas, "Much ado about, well, not much"]. It's been nearly three years since Win95's release. That's an eon in computer years. Some feel Microsoft is offering up a relatively unimpressive upgrade simply because it believes it's high time users fork over a little more cash. But after living with the Win98 betas for many months, installing the new operating system dozens of times, and coaxing it through performance and reliability hoops of our own device, we realized just how ready we were for a change. Win95 has grown long in the tooth. In the pages that follow, our hands-on investigative team provides a realistic look at both the benefits you'll reap from Win98 and what's involved in a Win98 installation. Read on as we tell all. [sections] Weighing the Facts It's Faster, but... It's More Reliable The Browser Question What's It Look Like? The End of RAM Guzzling? Few Potholes on Win3.x Upgrade Path Operate On Your Operating System Win98: Is it a Hit or a Miss? Got Questions about Windows 98?