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Cracked Windows

 
Special report: Cracked Windows July 10, 1998
12 p.m. PT
Special report: Cracked Windows

Once called crucial to progress, Windows 98 has ignited PC sales--but also problems.

Upgrades: Who wins?
lead story
As an upgrade, Windows 98 may be an accident waiting to happen.

Hardware headaches
PC makers are finding that the new systems come at a price--namely, glitches.

It's not in the apps
Don't blame the software developers for any problems. They did little with the OS.

Help: A cottage industry
Quietly, PC makers have begun offering software help programs on the desktop.

Bullish on Wall Street
Regardless of the technical merits, strong sales have buoyed financial spirits.

Biting the bullet
Large companies may endure the pain of upgrading to solve current Windows problems.

Should you upgrade?
ratings
The devil's in the details. Let CNET's Decision Maker be your guide.

Cracking Windows

 previous coverage
  Windows dressing special coverage
Windows 98, which is more stable than its predecessor and adds some new tricks, is the new See special report:
Windows dressing operating system for consumers, whether they like it or not. PC and peripheral makers seem pleased, though.
  Windows 98's rocky road
  Win Windows 98 hits snags
  Win 98 sales equal Win 95
  Win Microsoft down on tepid Win 98
  Peripherals to surge with Win 98
Face of PCs to change with Win 98
Gates: Antitrust case now moot
Microsoft injunction overturned
Microsoft ruling may be symbolic
Low expectations for Win 98
  Microsoft sued special coverage
Historic antitrust action by the Justice Department See special report: Microsoft sued and 20 state attorneys general accuses Microsoft of developing a "chokehold" on the Internet and draws global reaction.

  Windows sales

 

--Dataquest's Chris Le Tocq

 

--IDC's Bill Peterson

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