Cleaner Windows

Microsoft's new operating system ought, by rights, to be free. It's not. But buy it anyway

Some people have dismissed Windows 98--The new operating system from Microsoft that goes on sale next week--as little more than a bug fix. Don't believe it: if Windows 98 is a mere bug fix, then so was adding a fourth wheel to the automobile. This is an operating system that's finally stable. My computer used to crash more than a three-wheeled car. Since installing Windows 98 two weeks ago, it's run smoothly, perkily and reliably. Best of all, it has yet to freeze, or even shiver.

Although Windows 98 is hardly revolutionary, I recommend it to any PC user. My biggest...

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