Windows 7 is arriving on October 22. Are you ready?

October 16th, 2009

Why do we have to live under constant threat of crime?

Microsoft is going to deliver Windows 7 in a week’s time. I have many questions for Microsoft. Will this version work okay in my old steam driven computer or will I have to change that for a later model? I’m always nervous when a change like this looms and is a potential threat to my very stable way of life. Not that I’m against change, but the older one gets the longer it takes to settle down after a major change. For me, any change on the computer is major.

My computer goes like a dream

My computer, after many years of arguing with me, finally got the message and is now my slave. It does what I ask it to do. No arguments and no refusals. It works like a dream, smooth as butter. Now you say I must upgrade to Windows 7. I’m ready to try it. It won’t harm my computer, will it?

Others are waiting too

Guess who else is waiting for Windows 7 with bated breath? Cybercriminals, that’s who! These people, part of the virus, scam, spam and pirate crowd are circling around out there, waiting for an opportunity to make some money out of a change, or something new. Not for them anything that’s legal – their minds are focused on the dishonest and fraudulent and causing damage. On the other hand they have had a major hand in the development of anti-virus and anti-spam software, original software checking programs, anti-copy systems and a host of other anti-criminal stuff, a whole secondary computer industry, so to speak.

I buy original

I used to use a copy of software that a friend gave me, but once I started writing and doing work for clients and paying tax on the proceeds, I went legal and bought original software. My partner, the tax department, paid his share as well. But not everyone does that. I still receive odd requests for a copy of this or that program and I simply refer the asker to the computer store.

The latest cybercriminals

According to a spokesman at Microsoft, illegitimate distributions of our latest Windows operating system, Windows 7, are rampant. Be warned. You could damage your data and even your computer by using illegally copied software. On the other hand, Microsoft, the theft and pirating of your products puts you in good company with the car manufacturers, the clothing copiers, the watchmakers and just about every other legitimate business there is. Take it as a sign that you have made it, you have arrived and you are worth stealing.

The possible bad news

Windows 7 sounds promising. How now, Intel, can you cope with this innovation or are you going to develop a new chip and tell us that we must all upgrade our computers in order to get the best out of Windows 7?

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