From: Unbeliever on
Sjouke Burry wrote:
> glee wrote:
>> "Bill in Co" <surly_curmudgeon(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:2qadncSVxItTlP_RnZ2dnUVZ_sCdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com...
>>> Dan W wrote:
>>>> On 8/10/2010 6:17 PM, 98 Guy wrote:
>>>>> Microsoft removed 43 newsgroups from their server during the first
>>>>> week
>>>>> of July, and 1515 groups in early June.
>>>>>
>>>>> They have removed no groups (yet?) in August. Their server is
>>>>> still carrying 214 newsgroups - and a strange and arcane
>>>>> assortment if you ask
>>>>> me.
>>>> Interesting and the Windows 98 General newsgroup was only one of 43
>>>> removed in July despite requests that it be spared until at least
>>>> October
>>> MS wants you guys to dump 98 and "upgrade" (cough) to Windows 7!!
>>> Come on now, and get with the program!
>>
>>
>> Hardly the reason why they closed the groups...I assume you're
>> joking...and you can't "upgrade" from Win98 to Win7 either.
> No, but you can downgrade to win7...........

And you can 'downgrade' even lower..................to any shade of Linux!