Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (
More info?)
.... and yet some really loved it, claiming that it held up well..
personally, I have never seen evidence of this, just hearsay is all..
--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User
"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:u07dLMLrFHA.332@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> 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*
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>