Microsoft ending support for Windows 98

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Microsoft ending support for Windows 98

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Microsoft Corp. will stop offering support services next month for computer users whose machines are still running Windows 98, though the company said it might still release security patches if threats appear serious enough.

About 20 percent 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 stopped about two years ago.

People whose machines run Windows 98 will not be able to call Microsoft for help from the middle of next month. Online assistance will still be available.

Analysts say the support phase-out should not cause major problems, in part because businesses, which are the largest segment of the PC market, generally upgrade their computers every three to five years.

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