Windows 98 hits the million unit milestone

Microsoft Corporation announced on Thursday that Windows 98, the latestversion of its consumer operating system for PC-compatible computers, hassold over one million units since its debut on June 25. The sales reflectonly those units sold in North America, however. The company also noted that product-satisfaction surveys reveal that customer satisfaction withWindows 98 is high, despite numerous contrary stories in the press: 9 out of 10 Windows 98 home users state that they are satisfied with the product,as measured by Telecommunications Research Group (TRG), an independent market research firm.

"It's nice to see Windows 98 off to such a great start," said Microsoft VPBrad Chase. "Delivering a high quality product that provides customers withthe best possible upgrade experience is our top priority, and we are happyto report that calls to technical support are approximately half of what weexperienced with Windows 95."

Retail outlet CompUSA echoed the sentiments.

"When the product launched three weeks ago, we were thrilled with the enthusiastic response from our customers," said Larry Mondry, executive VP of merchandizing for CompUSA. "Three weeks later, sales continue to exceedour expectations, and our customers report being very satisfied with Windows 98.