Viruses and their impact on future computing systems

The impact of computer viruses will be felt in: new hardware, new user interfaces, and new legal frameworks. Much of these developments will obsolete current practice. In particular, any computer system that remains compatible-whether hardware or software-will remain as susceptible to the current computer viruses as before. Thus, one impact of viruses is going to be a new generation of incompatible computers, operating systems and applications. It is anybody´s guess whether virus problems will force the market in the next few years, or whether one can stay ahead of the virus threat just long enough for a painless transition