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fyou look carefully throughShopperthis issue,you’ll spot
abit of arecurring theme.
KayEwbank extols the virtues of Cobol, aprogram
that’s been around for60years (page 10); Roland
Moore-Colyer despairs at smartphone manufacturers’
obsession with rushing out new devices every year rather
than improving existing ones (page 12); and I’m raving
about an application about to celebrateits 35th birthday
(also page 12).
The technology world is so fast-paced and focused on
the next big thing, that often older products are dismissed
as irrelevant. We’re under constant pressure to upgrade to
the latest version of every application we’re using, and shell
out yet more cash to buy another device to replace the one
we bought only recently.Wedon’t want to risk missing out
on that one amazing feature,we’re warned, or be shamed in
front of our friends and family with an outdated piece of kit.
But unfortunately forthe manufacturers and retailers,
not all of us are duped so easily.Microsoftmight be ending
support forWindows 7inacouple of months, but athird
of Windows users are still running the 10-year-old OS.
According to industry estimates, that proportion will only
drop to around 28% after the 14th January 2020 deadline,
while millions of computers are still running Windows 8/8.
or even the much older XP.
Forthose of you still running aWindows 7machine,
we’ve outlined the steps you can take to carry on using it
securely and effectively well past the support cut-offdate
(page 88). There’s really no need to rush to upgrade to
Windows 10 due to vendor pressure.
Forthose of you whodecide to move on, we’ve got afree,
simple waytoupgrade to Windows 10, and different ways
to repurpose your old Windows 7machine.Sowhichever
option you pick, you can reuse rather than discard.MadelineBennett,Editor
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