Windows 98 launches amid hype and mixed reviews
Customers lined up across San Francisco as CompUSA offered Windows 98 bundles at 98 dollars with no monitor. In the first 98 minutes the chain sold about 300,000 copies through 160 stores while Gates praised the launch but reviews ranged from praise for speed to criticism of the upgrade as uninspiring.
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Which Windows 98 upgrades may come after court orders
U S government and 20 states seek court-ordered changes to Windows 98 in the antitrust case against Microsoft. A Sept hearing could force modifications to how the browser is bundled, possibly affecting both preinstalled and boxed copies, with uncertain scope and impact on consumers.
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