December 15, 1997
Microsoft Appeals Preliminary Injunction

Court erred in imposing preliminary injunction after denying DOJ petition to hold Microsoft in contempt; Microsoft will comply with injunction during appeal

December 15, 1997
Third Major Testing Phase Begins for Microsoft Windows 98

Microsoft Corp. announced the next major testing phase of the Microsoft® Windows® 98 operating system, the update to
Windows 95. Beta 3 is now available to current technical beta testers worldwide, meeting Microsoft’s stated goal of releasing the beta in December 1997.

December 10, 1997
Microsoft Releases DirectAnimation

A New, Highly Innovative Media Integration and Run-Time API for Delivering Rich, Interactive Animation; Developers of Web Applications and Content Can Incorporate DirectAnimation to Bring Compelling New Products to the Internet and Beyond