Microsoft heeft bekend gemaakt dat de opvolger van Windows 98SE de naam 'Windows Millennium Edition' draagt. Windows Me staat gepland voor later dit jaar en heeft als meest opwindende 'feature' het ontbreken van ouwe rotte legacy code 
(thanks Diederik voor de tip):
Windows Me is so dubbed to alleviate what it terms "customer confusion" between the consumer and business editions of Windows. Windows 2000 is actually the successor to the enterprise OS Windows NT, rather than the consumer OS Windows 98, despite what the title implies."The name Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows Me, will help Microsoft to clearly identify this next iteration of the OS as the Windows version designed specifically with the home user in mind," said Shawn Sanford, Microsoft Windows Group Product Manager.
[...] The most important change to users will be Windows Me's dedication to 'PC Health,' in this case, ripping out more of the 'legacy' code dedicated to keep older MS-DOS-only programs running and optimizing existing code. The "Real Mode" functions -- which Windows 3.1 veterans will recall back when Windows was little more than a graphical interface for DOS -- are being removed, which the company says will speed the boot-up process and result in a more stable system.
Check voor meer info dit artikel van CNN.
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