Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows

Niels Bakker niels=nanog at bakker.net
Mon Sep 8 16:59:25 UTC 2003


>> And getting the lead time down to 4-6 weeks would be a challenge - 
>> remember you have to *ship* the re-mastered patch CD to every retailer
>> and get it on the shelves.  That's going to hit your bottom line. 

* Michael.Dillon at radianz.com [Mon 08 Sep 2003, 18:03 CEST]:
> Ever heard of Windows 98?
> How about Windows 98 SE (Second Edition)?

Windows 98SE was only available to OEMs and wasn't on shelves in stores.
As Valdis also notes, it's an entirely different situation.


	-- Niels.



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