With a whizz and a bang that I think would put Harry Potter to shame, the saviour of Windows 8 was made available for download. Windows 8.1  has sought to redress the incomprehensible disappearance of the start button , and other things. What’s more , it is totally free for those who have a legitimate copy of Windows 8. A move that will no doubt exclude most of mainland China.

Like it or hate it, Windows is still the moneymaker for Microsoft, because of the Stockholm syndrome effect of big business relying on the Redmond gang to manage the software for their enterprise.