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For the record, I became a MCSA in 2001.


Not to worry Pepe. Your investment is still secure. I would give it very high odds that MS is with us for at least another 50 to 100 years. Don't let my pointing out that MS is going backwards as well as forwards concern you. My guess is they will fix the "file find" feature they went backwards on some day. The backup they may leave as is. The next issue deserves a paragraph all to itself.

Most automatic updates ask you if you want to install and many ask if you want a reminder later. Avast does this and it provides a good benchmark since it is an antivirus software itself (one that has worked well for me for years). I always start major computer changes on Friday night so if something goes wrong I have more time to fix the issue so I am more likely to be ready for the trading day Monday (the market waits for no one). MS seems to have lost respect for the user here. Add in that their update changed my background colour when it really should not have I wonder if it is as perfect as some people might think. Something like that just confirms my concerns about their updates and my want to start such an update on Friday night. Maybe MS is forcing immediate security updates on Windows10-Home users because some of them are completely green and blame malware created computer problems on MS and MS is trying to cut their support costs. Who knows?

Traders are a very cautious bunch when it comes to computers and programs. To show this here is the web page that shows four trading software releases available for download (plus the beta version). Most traders want the older stable version that does not update automatically because many of them are programmers too and they know any changes to software can at times spell trouble. They avoid the upgrade as long as possible avoiding all the updates you see on this page until there is some sort of data structure change that forces them to upgrade. The MultiCharts people did a pole on their forum asking the traders the most important thing to them. Every single one said stability. I am no exception. The multicharts people tipped off the TWS people I would be a good beta tester. When they contacted me I declined. There is no way I would run beta execution software while trading live. Many traders have one or more dedicated machines (the only internet data coming down is execution and charts). They only want the two apps running plus I would assume their antivirus and firewall. I really should be doing that.

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