Windows 98 is officially obsolete (and insecure)

From the Bugtraq mailing list

"THERE WILL BE NO MORE (FREE) SECURITY UPDATES FOR THIS PLATFORM (WIN 98).
PERIOD.

According to their lifecycle policy
(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=fh;[ln];lifeprodw) the
free-of-charge support period has ended 30-Jun-2003. But I always thought
that they will still be releasing security updates until the
end-of-life-period, which is, according to the above website, 16-Jan-2004.

However, I was wrong. So, if you're still using Windows 98/98 SE you should
switch to an other OS very soon."

Like most people didn't realize that soon after installing Win98. Nevertheless, for everyone still using computer connected to the Internet w/ Win98, I will be beating down *YOUR* door the next time the internet clogs up with worm traffic. I mean, really, how many of you are using 5 year old equipment? Why would you use a 5 year old OS?!