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How happy is the blameless vessel's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each prayer accepted, and each wish resigned.

-Alexander Pope

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On the day when death will knock at thy door,
what wilt thou offer to him?
Oh, I will set before my guest the full vessel of my life;
I will never let him go with empty hands.
All the sweet vintage of all my autumn days and summer nights,
all the earnings and gleanings of my busy life,
will I place before him at the close of my days
when death will knock at my door.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) , from Gitanjali, published 1913

Last time I went to NHS clinic was to get some travel shots; their machines were down with a postit notes on it saying “Don't Start the Machine - Virus Alert”. It was the SQL slammer time when someone didn't apply the patch. (Easy to blame Microsoft for not applying a software update which has been available from Microsoft six months ago [Gartner Editorial]).

Today I read this:
Microsoft Makes Deal with British Health Department A "landmark agreement" between Microsoft and England's Department of Health to renew the agency’s license for desktop products could save it an estimated $608 million. Microsoft also will invest $74 million to develop health specific software applications to improve patient care.

Aside from popular speculations of Open Source taking over Europe euphoria, not many desktops run SuSE out there. Windows is (the most) popular desktop & prominent business platform and .NET framework is very much liked development environment/methodology, at least from the software houses / ISV's I know and expos and conferences I've attended; London Stock Exchange is a prime example of it.

Software development is evolutionary process; vulnerabilities are found and patched. It’s a part of process and those who don’t like the innovation, can keep their stock pricing at 4.49 as long as they want.