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To: Boplicity who wrote (49157)	6/26/1998 2:51:00 PM
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Microsoft Sees PCs In 60 Pct U.S. Homes By 2001 Friday June 26 10:12 AM EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft chairman and chief executive Bill Gates said he sees PCs in 60 percent of U.S. homes by the year 2001 and that 85 percent of those homes will be connected to the Internet. In a keynote speech at the launch of its Windows 98 operating system, Gates cited several factors as fueling the increased penetration of PCs: the advent of sub-$1,000 PCs, increased network bandwidth and Microsoft's Windows 98. "The PC and the Internet will become as fundamental tomorrow as the automobile is today," Gates said. "The computing experience is steadily improving, thanks to constant industry innovation, declining prices and a more robust infrastructure for connectivity. Windows 98 is a significant step forward in this evolution." Microsoft said that initial results from its pre-order programs show strong customer demand for Windows 98. Over 120, 000 customers have taken advantage of retail and PC manufacturer programs to prepurchase licenses of Windows 98. "In the past eight weeks we exceeded our plan for the Coming Soon! program and that strong demand continued today," said Jim Halpin, president and CEO of the big computer retailer CompUSA, in a statement. Over 600 of Microsoft's customers and hardware and software makers participated in the launch of Windows 98 at Fort Mason in San Francisco. The event was also broadcast live to over 60, 000 people at 45 locations across the United States and Canada.