Microsoft extends paid support on Windows 98 until June 2006
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Microsoft has extended paid support on Windows 98 until June 2006. The Redmond, Wash., software giant planned to pull the plug on all support for Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE on Jan. 16, 2004, but decided to extend paid incident support until June 2006 after facing customer pressure, a spokesman confirmed. No-charge incident support and extended hot-fix support for Windows 98 ended June 30, 2003.
While paid incident support was due to end Jan. 16, 2004, Microsoft changed course to accommodate many customers in emerging markets who asked for the extension, one Microsoft spokesman said.