If they already have a computer system running Windows 95, there's not a lot of reason for them to go out and buy Windows 98. In fact, we expect the majority of Windows 98 upgrade sales to go to PC enthusiasts.
Unfortunately, the fix changes Outlook so drastically for many organizations that have applications integrated with it, such as Siebel, PeopleSoft, or SAP, that those applications just aren't going to function they way they're supposed to.
Microsoft is emphasizing collaboration again.
Where there's competition, Microsoft prices aggressively and competitively; where there isn't, Microsoft doesn't.
What you're seeing from a promotional standpoint is Microsoft trying to accelerate revenue by putting some excitement in the NT marketplace. They are clearly sending the message to corporations that NT 4.0 is the way they should be going, not Windows 98.
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