MS Support for Win98

[Welshjim]

Most have already seen that MS has issued a new cumulative patch for IE, KB832894. It is the first since the support for Win98 was "extended", so I was pleased to see that Windows Update offered it to me.
If you read the Security Bulletin MS04-004 you will see that Win98 is not mentioned among the OS's to which the patch applies. A little digging (I think it was the + next to Frequently Asked Questions), however, contains the following statement:
"Why is the update available for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)?
Security updates for these platforms would normally be available by request through assisted support channels, however since the issues repaired in this bulletin were reported publicly prior to this announcement http://support.microsoft.com/default...bLN%5d;LifeAn1 the Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 version of this patch will be supported on those operating systems for this release. See this announcement http://support.microsoft.com/default...bLN%5d;LifeAn1 and the Microsoft Support Lifecycle site http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=lifecycle for additional information on support options for these platforms."
Seems a bit ominous about the meaning of future "extended support" for Win98 and what will be offered on Windows Update.