EuroGamer has posted a Windows ´98 vs Windows 2000 feature.

So now the mainstream user is actually offered a little variation and choice, it´s an even tougher one to call. Windows 98 is supplied by default with more or less every PC available these days, but Windows 2000 is in ready supply, and much cheaper than previous versions of Windows NT, unless you want the Server version of course.

The reason that it doesn´t come as standard is that it´s based on Windows NT, Microsoft´s business network solution. A more stable version of the Windows architecture maybe, but not without its own flaws which may put off the average user.

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