Windows Gives You "The Cloud"

Perhaps “gives you” is not correct wording.  You are being forced into The Cloud.  Ask yourself, “What is The Cloud?”.  To start with; it is obviously not a cloud.  A cloud sounds so nice.  Heaven is just above the clouds.  The Cloud is a giant data base, which is being joined by the information from your computer, as well as everyone else’s.  This giant data base falls under the oversight of NSA (a government institution).  With all computer data joined in The Cloud, this data can be searched by our government, our corporations and hackers.  As we saw with the introduction of ObamaCare, a large government database can fail and it doesn’t quickly jump back up.  I have an inexpensive desktop computer, which cost $299 and operates on Windows 7.  It has a 450 gigabyte information storage system.  This is more storage than I would use in two lifetimes.  I have no need or desire to put my computer information in The Cloud and my present operating system does not require it.  You folks with MAC need not be smug about Windows users being forced into The Cloud.  MAC users have been there for some time.

How is Windows forcing me into The Cloud?  They are presently offering me a “free” upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10.  Windows 8 was a disaster, hated by most Windows users.  Windows 9 never was marketed.  When a large corporation offers you something for free, you can be fairly certain that the benefits from the gift are mostly theirs.  The Cloud, on the Windows website, describing 10, tells you that The Cloud is an available feature.  Outside evaluations of 10, tell you that The Cloud is a required portion for the operation of Windows 10.  I will not choose to switch to this gift offering.  I believe that In the near future, Windows will inform their Windows 7 users (and previous operating system users) that they will no longer support systems that preceded 10.  I will risk it without their support.  Windows’ next step will probably be to introduce a virus, over the internet, that disables pre-10 systems and offer out of the goodness of their corporate hearts, a free installation of Windows 10, which will be able to cure the virus.  At this junction, you will either try to get all personal information (Hillary it) from your hard disc and join the system, or toss your computer in the trash and move back to the 1960’s.

George Orwell wrote in his sci-fi novel, 1984, that the government will step into our personal lives at that time.  We need to be thankful for the 30 year reprieve. 

Cheers, Old Buz

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