Flutterby™! : 1998-08-06 09:00:00+02

1998-08-06 09:00:00+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,25055,00.html?st.ne.2.head

Microsoft is releasing its first update to the Windows 98 operating system, officially calling it a "multimedia update" as controversy over its purpose persists.

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Microsoft today acknowledged that the update was originally planned as a "service pack"--a technical euphemism for a software bug patch--but said it changed the name after concluding the package offered added multimedia functionality rather than mere bug fixes.

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