Most Popular Browser Software Among Home Users Comes With Trial Versions of
                        Leading Home Software Programs

    REDMOND, Wash. Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT)
today announced the immediate availability of the Microsoft(R) Internet
Explorer 4.0 Holiday CD.  The Holiday CD includes Internet Explorer 4.0, the
most popular browser software among home users (according to a recent survey
conducted by Media Metrix), and trial versions of top software programs from
Microsoft and DreamWorks Interactive, giving users of all ages the best of the
Web and access to home-PC software.
    The Internet Explorer 4.0 Holiday CD is priced at $4.95, including
shipping and handling, and can be ordered from the Internet Explorer Web site
(http://www.microsoft.com/ie) or by phone at 800-485-2250.  In addition to
Internet Explorer 4.0, the Holiday CD includes the following trial software
programs:

    * Microsoft Money 98, a 90-day trial version of the popular money
management software
    * Dilbert's Desktop Games, 10 hilarious games and activities for
cubicle-dwellers everywhere.  The trial version gives users six levels of
Techno Raiders.
    * Age of Empires(TM) an epic game of empire building and conquest.  The
trial version restricts the number of campaigns users can play.
    * My Personal Tutor, the full retail product of which contains four
activity-packed CDs with hundreds of games, songs and storybooks for hours of
learning fun.  The trial version lets children collect jewels as they learn to
rhyme in Treasure Hunt!
    * Picture It!(TM), personal imaging software, which lets users easily fix
and enhance photos on the PC and create professional-looking output including
cards, collages, calendar flyers and more.  The trial version gives users all
of the functionality and some of the content of the full retail version to try
for 30 days.
    * Publisher 97, which lets users experience the full functionality of this
easy-to-use desktop publishing tool for a 60-day trial period
    * Microsoft Plus! for Kids parental controls, which allow users to set up
profiles for each family member.  With engaging creativity tools to inspire
them, kids can explore endlessly within their own personalized desktop.  The
trial version offers the Underwater Desktop theme, one of the 10 Desktop
themes included with Microsoft Plus! for Kids.
    * Close Combat(TM): A Bridge Too Far, a historically accurate World War II
real-time strategy game.  The trial version includes a boot camp with five
interactive training sessions and the Schijndel Road battle.
    * Chaos Island: The Lost World, in which users control a team of
scientists stuck on an island packed with prehistoric perils.  The trial
version offers users one of the 12 available missions.
    * Golf 3.0, which, in this trial version, gives users a feel for Golf 3.0
in three holes of play at Banff Springs in Alberta, Canada.  Users can create
and edit players, experiment with clubs and shot types and try new computer
opponents.
    * Puzzle Collection, a full spectrum of fun brainteasers and strategic
sticklers!  The trial version contains two levels of Rat Poker and sneak
previews of some of the higher levels.
    * Return of Arcade, which puts users in command of four hot arcade
classics:  Pac-Man, Pole Position, Dig-Dug and Galaxian.  The trial version
lets users experience the first two levels of Pac-Man.

    Internet Explorer 4.0, which was launched in September 1997, combines the
premier Internet browser software, communication and collaboration tools,
innovative Active Channel(TM) "push" content, and true Web integration to
offer users an unparalleled Internet client solution.
    Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software for
personal computers.  The company offers a wide range of products and services
for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it
easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of
personal computing every day.
    NOTE:  Microsoft, Age of Empires, Picture It!, Close Combat and Active
Channel are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in
the United States and/or other countries.  Other product and company names
herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

    For more information on Microsoft Internet Explorer:
    http://www.microsoft.com/ie/

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