Microsoft Says Bye-Bye to Windows 98 & Me — Is It Time to Try Linux?

It was bound to happen. Microsoft has finally dropped all support and updates for Windows 98, 98SE and Millenium (Me). It's official. For Microsoft it's also a perfectly sound business decision. But millions of Windows 98 and Me users are now stuck without any further support for both of those operating systems. If you're one of those millions, and if you can't afford to purchase a new Windows operating system and a new PC with enough RAM, hard drive space and processor power to run Windows XP (which certainly won't run on your older Windows 98 and Me hardware very well, if at all), maybe now is the time to try Linux?

We've reviewed several versions of Xandros Linux (Desktop, Business Desktop, Surfside)and we can't help but think that your older PC running an abandoned operating system is probably the best reason to try a well-supported version of Linux.

Xandros Linux, Debian, Red Hat and several other Linux versions are absurdly easy to install these days. At the very least, you'll be able to breathe new life into a perfectly good PC still capable of providing lots of productive service.