Windows 98 Q&A

Question: Will the Microsoft vs. the Government, et al., thing affect the
release of Windows 98?
Answer: No. Microsoft is perfectly capable of slipping schedules without
the help of the Justice Department.

Question: Will it actually come out in 1998?
Answer: Yes, it pretty much has to. Like Windows 95, however, they'll
just start selling a buggy beta version and call that the
release.

Question: When will that happen?
Answer: November.

Question: When will I be able to buy a stable version?
Answer: You won't. You will have to buy a new PC to get the newest
version. Think of it as trading in your car when the ash tray
gets full.

Question: Is it true that the million dollar a day fine is "pocket change"
for Microsoft?
Answer: No. Even Bill Gates doesn't carry that much cash in his pocket.
It is, instead, being paid out of Petty Cash.

Question: Is it true that the Internet Explorer is an integral part of the
Win98 operating system and cannot be removed?
Answer: Yes, but only because Microsoft has disabled the "delete" key on
your keyboard, as well as the "Recycle Bin."

Question: Windows is looking more like Macintosh every day. Why doesn't
Apple Computer do something about it?
Answer: They did: they became a subsidiary of Microsoft.

Question: The Intel-based, Microsoft operating system-run PC has been a mass
consumer product for more than 15 years now. When will I be able
to do some work on my computer without it crashing, getting fatal
errors, and seeing periodically corrupted registries?
Answer: As soon as you remove two things from your computer: the Intel
processor and the Microsoft operating system.