If Windows 98 is delayed, we're all in trouble?

[Gene Gaines <ggaines@generation.net>]

I don't believe it.

Personally, I think the growth in the acceptance of the personal 
computer in home and office has a heck of a lot more going for it
than Windows 98.

Am I naive?

I would like to hear the reasons why "... delayed shipment of 
Windows 98 ... could disrupt the entire computer industry by 
causing consumers to delay purchases of new systems."

Any takers?

Let me hear your reasons.

Gene Gaines
ggaines@generation.net

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Excerpt on the "New York Times on the Web" story today, by John Markoff:


'Microsoft is nearing completion of Windows 98, the newest version of its operating system, and
industry executives said that the Justice Department felt it was under pressure to act before the
company releases the so-called "golden master" version of the program in May or June. 

There were broad industry concerns that if the legal battle delayed shipments of Windows 98, it
could disrupt the entire computer industry by causing consumers to delay purchases of new
systems. Typically many businesses and consumers will buy new hardware to take advantage of
a new operating system's features or requirements. 

"Justice fully understands the time pressure they're under and the risk of freezing the market,"
said Ken Wasch, president of the Software Publishers Association, a Washington-based
organization.'