 No Windows 98 Support From Google?, Why? |
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  Sep 2 2007, 11:37 PM
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Member [Level 1]  Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 31-May 07 From: Dallas Member No.: 43,930  |
I was just about to see the new things that google were cranking out when I realized that most of the softwares don't support Windows 98 SE anymore.
My question is, why is it that google stopped supporting Windows 98? I mean, Google Toolbar can work perfectly fine is they wanted to make it compatible, are they somehow acting like the lapdog of Microsoft and forcing 98 users to move on? |
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Sep 3 2007, 01:42 AM
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Trap17 Maverick Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,088 Joined: 5-January 06 From: Michigan, USA Member No.: 16,652 |
Yeh, you can't get any support for Windows 98 from anybody except fellow users. Microsoft pulled the plug a while back and when I go to their site on my IBM formated puter it tells me I am running Macintosh. Pretty good, huh? I can't get anything downloaded from their site anymore either. Guess Google is an affiliate in this matter.
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Sep 3 2007, 02:47 AM
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$p4m 0n j00 $h4m3 m3 0nc3 $p4m 0n m3 $h4m3 m3 7\/\/1c3 Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 6,308 Joined: 21-September 04 From: 9r33|\| 399$ 4|\|D 5P4/\/\ Member No.: 1,218  |
Incidentally the Win98 support page is still up and you can check it out here, but anyways Windows 98 became extinct the moment XP went online. However, the support continued until July 11, 2006 and thats when everything got cut off, and which ut brings to the point of why support an operating system that the parent company is no longer supporting when you got *cough* better operating systems to use *cough*? On top of that it would be a waste of time and resources to program for an operating system that only 2-3 people in Antarctica are using.
I would suggest looking into upgrading to Windows XP or if your feeling very adventurous dual boot with XP or upgrade to Vista, although I am not surprise if someone still has a working computer with Windows 3.1 or 95 running on it. |
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Sep 3 2007, 09:07 AM
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apt-get moo  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,055 Joined: 28-May 05 From: Hertfordshire, England Member No.: 7,593  |
My school had the same problem. They had over 200 computers all running Windows 98 when Microsoft revealed they were going to withdraw support fot it. Not only did my school need new hardware, they also had to buy over 200 licences for XP. The whole computer network was down for weeks.
I know that most people don't like this solution for some reason, but I've started using Linux and recommending it to others whenever they need to upgrade. Most of them don't want to get a new PC just to run Vista (which is fraught with problems) when they can run a Linux distro easily, and Google provide a lot of their applications for Linux too. QUOTE although I am not surprise if someone still has a working computer with Windows 3.1 or 95 running on it. One of each  And a laptop running 98SE with the massive amount of 4GB of hard disk space.
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Sep 3 2007, 11:26 AM
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Member [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: 27-August 07 From: Australia Member No.: 48,917 |
i would expect that because how still has 98
like come on:lol: 
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Sep 3 2007, 02:15 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 3-September 07 Member No.: 49,309 |
I think Google apps programmed in Dotnet, so may b they are incompatible with Win 9x
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Sep 3 2007, 06:01 PM
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$p4m 0n j00 $h4m3 m3 0nc3 $p4m 0n m3 $h4m3 m3 7\/\/1c3 Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 6,308 Joined: 21-September 04 From: 9r33|\| 399$ 4|\|D 5P4/\/\ Member No.: 1,218 |
QUOTE(rvalkass @ Sep 3 2007, 05:07 AM)  My school had the same problem. They had over 200 computers all running Windows 98 when Microsoft revealed they were going to withdraw support fot it. Not only did my school need new hardware, they also had to buy over 200 licences for XP. The whole computer network was down for weeks. I know that most people don't like this solution for some reason, but I've started using Linux and recommending it to others whenever they need to upgrade. Most of them don't want to get a new PC just to run Vista (which is fraught with problems) when they can run a Linux distro easily, and Google provide a lot of their applications for Linux too. One of each And a laptop running 98SE with the massive amount of 4GB of hard disk space.WOW!! 4 GIGS!! I wish I had that AHAHAHAHA QUOTE(mkshafeeq @ Sep 3 2007, 10:15 AM) I think Google apps programmed in Dotnet, so may b they are incompatible with Win 9x Nah most of the applications are based on ajax coding and some C++, but since the ajax is a browser thing you shouldn't have to many problems, but on the fall back to C++ that could be a different issue. Although, just now thinking about it did you try to install any of the applications onto your computer? IF so what where the errors? |
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Sep 3 2007, 07:07 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 219 Joined: 3-February 07 From: Algeria Member No.: 38,241 |
Microsoft , Google and many companies have stopped the support for Windows 98 but you can get support for this system from PC World Magazine
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Sep 3 2007, 07:26 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 305 Joined: 12-February 07 From: Texas Member No.: 38,593 |
Win98 is obsolete. Microsoft stopped supporting it quite some time ago. Google apparently believes that it's in the company's best interest to not devote resources to developing Win98-friendly applications.
Not that I have a problem with 98. Two PCs in this house are running 98SE without any problems, in fact. One has a four-gig hard drive. Heheh. |