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Windows 98 and Office 2000 feel the final nail

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edited December 2003 in Science & Tech
It has been reported that Microsoft, because of a settlement with Sun Microsystems, has to spull the plug on a number of products, including Windows 98, Office 2000, NT Workstation and SQL Server 7 next Monday. The reason being is because these applications and software packages contain Java software which Microsoft has to stop supporting.

[blockquote]Up to a point. The deal with Sun doesn't actually require Microsoft to completely kill off its JVM finally until September of next year, so it's clearing the decks early, and perhaps conveniently. The demise of Office 2000, SQL 7 and ISA Server 2000 in particular will help usher users along the company's recommended upgrade paths. Microsoft will be issuing new, settlement compliant, versions of Office XP Pro, Publisher 2002, NT Server 4.0 and Small Business Server 2000.
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[link=http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/34387.html]The full report[/link]

Comments

  • ShivianShivian Australia
    edited December 2003
    That is just a joke. So my Office 2000 will no longer be supported or updated yet is virtually identical to Office 2003?
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Can we still download old updates to Win98, or can we not download anything for it through Windows Update anymore?
  • ShivianShivian Australia
    edited December 2003
    They'd probably take down the site come to think of it. Might be worth going through and grabbing the updates.
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