WSJ.com - Microsoft To Continue Support For Some Older Windows Sys "Microsoft (MSFT) reversed a decision to stop support for some older Windows operating systems, saying Monday some customers in developing countries were not aware of the change.
Support for Windows 98 and Windows 98 S.E. had been scheduled to expire Friday, and for Windows Millennium Edition on Dec. 31. Under Monday's decision, the software giant would maintain paid phone support for the operating systems and review security threats to determine whether it will provide customers with security patches through June 30, 2006.
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About 20% of all Windows-based computers still run Windows 95 or 98, according to International Data Corp., a technology market research firm. Support for Windows 95 ended in 2001.
Since Oct. 15, 2002, Microsoft has offered seven years of support for its new products. Before that, it offered four."
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