XP vs ME vs 98

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Pete wrote:
> Just what is the market share for these three operating systems?

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<Pete@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Just what is the market share for these three operating systems?

Based on two of my websites with three quarters of a million hits between
them since last September:

Windows XP 76.9% and 81.98%
Windows 2000 10.14% and 7.69%
Windows 98 5.07% and 4.26%
Windows ME 1.95% and 1.66%

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Pete

Not just server software.. Win 2000 Pro was a workstation OS..

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ [...] in2000.asp

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"Pete" <Pete@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
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>> <Pete@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:Qy7Qe.6296$L77.6002@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
>>> Just what is the market share for these three operating systems?
>>
>> Based on two of my websites with three quarters of a million hits between
>> them since last September:
>>
>> Windows XP 76.9% and 81.98%
>> Windows 2000 10.14% and 7.69%
>> Windows 98 5.07% and 4.26%
>> Windows ME 1.95% and 1.66%
>>
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>> Yeovil, UK.
>> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>> http://www.xbox360degrees.com/
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> This is the kind of hard facts I was looking for. THANKS.
> I am shocked how little of a following ME has.
> At the risk of exposing my ignorance, isn't Win2000 basically a server OS?
> -Pete
>
>

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.... and yet some really loved it, claiming that it held up well..
personally, I have never seen evidence of this, just hearsay is all.. :-)

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"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Pete wrote
>> Just what is the market share for these three operating systems?
>
> Paul Smith wrote:
>> Based on two of my websites with three quarters of a million hits
>> between them since last September:
>>
>> Windows XP 76.9% and 81.98%
>> Windows 2000 10.14% and 7.69%
>> Windows 98 5.07% and 4.26%
>> Windows ME 1.95% and 1.66%
>
> Pete wrote:
>> This is the kind of hard facts I was looking for. THANKS.
>> I am shocked how little of a following ME has.
>> At the risk of exposing my ignorance, isn't Win2000 basically a
>> server OS? -Pete
>
> Windows 2000 Workstation is a WORKSTATION operating system.
> It's very popular in corporate environments (should say "was", since XP
> was the next step - and it is finally getting to actually be "was".)
>
> Windows ME is not worth it. It was (in my opinion) released as a
> pacifier - while waiting on Windows XP. It was a horrible OS and when XP
> was released, all the Microsoft "release events" had the presenters
> comparing Windows XP to Windows 95 and Windows 98 for home users and
> Windows 2000 for corporate users - if Windows ME was mentioned - it was in
> passing.. I think even they thought Windows ME was a fluke.
>
> It is my suggestion that anyone with Windows ME consider getting Windows
> XP - I'll even go so far as to suggest using Windows 98 instead. *grin*
>
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Joan

The machine should be frozen in time, and then placed in the Smithsonian as
the only stable installation of ME ever known on the planet.. :-)

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"Joan Archer" <archer_joan@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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>I never had any problems with it when I ran it, and it is still going
>strong now I have passed the machine to my daughter and it's part of my
>network <g>
> Joan
>
>
>
> Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
>> ... and yet some really loved it, claiming that it held up well..
>> personally, I have never seen evidence of this, just hearsay is all..
>> :-)
>>
>
>

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Joan

Who would have ever thought that ME would or could be a life saver?.. lol..

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"Joan Archer" <archer_joan@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> <lol> Especially since it's an OEM install, Packard Bell.
> When I had it I used it to dual boot with my XPHome OS but got fed up with
> the daughter wanting to write CD's and my machine was the only one with a
> writer, she had the old 98.
> Got myself a new box with XP screwed up with the OEM install (Compaq) <g>
> so I took XP of the ME machine installed it clean on mine and been happy
> ever since <g> she can burn her own CD's now and not bother me <g>
> Joan
>
>
>
>
> Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
>> Joan
>>
>> The machine should be frozen in time, and then placed in the
>> Smithsonian as the only stable installation of ME ever known on the
>> planet.. :-)
>>
>
>

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Greg

ME runs more easily on machines that do not have the specification that XP
requires, but that is not to say that ME is better..

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"GregRo" <webworm11@lycosy.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:08:59 -0400, "Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)"
> <mike.hall.mail@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>>Joan
>>
>>Who would have ever thought that ME would or could be a life saver?..
>>lol..
>
>
> I read windows ME works better on compaq and Emachines than with xp
> installed.
>
> Greg R

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Greg

Power to weight ratio is the factor here, where power is the available
resource and weight is the operating system..

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"GregRo" <webworm11@lycosy.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:00:37 -0400, "Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)"
> <mike.hall.mail@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>>Greg
>>
>>ME runs more easily on machines that do not have the specification that XP
>>requires, but that is not to say that ME is better..
>>
>>--
>
> I noticed on my emachine (I'm not using at the moment) that windows xp
> sp2 runs slower than using windows me on the same machine. I have an
> amd athlon xp2000+
>
> Greg Ro
>

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<lol> Lifes a lot easier when I'm left alone with my machine and no one
bothers me <g>
Joan


Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
> Joan
>
> Who would have ever thought that ME would or could be a life saver?..
> lol..

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In news:Qy7Qe.6296$L77.6002@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com,
Pete@nospam.com <Pete@nospam.com> typed:

> Just what is the market share for these three operating
> systems?


Today?

XP - 100%
Me - 0%
98 - 0%

Me and 98 are no longer being marketed.

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"Joan Archer" <archer_joan@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> I never had any problems with it when I ran it, and it is still going
> strong now I have passed the machine to my daughter and it's part of my
> network <g>
It's the only OS that has consistently run for me.
XP is poor in that the many DOS apps don't run fully.
And has failed.
Can't run many apps with the updates installed, either.

Thinking of upgrading to ME again (grin, but with some seriousness)

george, who remembers why I use I,J,K,L,M and N for counters