It appears that Windows 7 will be released October 22nd. That will be the first day that users can buy Windows 7. You will be able to choose from several versions. The most selected version probably will be the Windows 7 home Premium.
I wonder if the availablity will be worldwide and who will switch and who will wait.

Read all about it and download it for testing ..
( read all download instrutions carefully first ! )

here :http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx

The evolution of the multi-faceted Conficker worm is expected to take another turn this May 5 when the latest version, Conficker.E, will simply self-destruct on infected machines, say a number of security researchers. F-Secure, Trend Micro and SecureWorks are among those that believe Conficker.E -- first spotted just this April and probably created by the same attackers that since last fall let loose the Conficker.A through Conficker.C variants -- has been designed to simply self-detonate on...

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