Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users'

[A_flyer]

Good, I didn't want to go for Vista...
Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users' (ZDnet - April 11, 2008)
SAN FRANCISCO--A Microsoft manager has said that one of the security features in Vista was deliberately designed to "annoy users" to put pressure on third-party software makers to make their applications more secure...
Read more here: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6237191.html

[walesrob]

UAC can be turned off quite easily.

I hated Vista at first, but I'm getting used to it now, same to be said for XP when it was released.

[amibonkers?]

UAC can be turned off quite easily.

I hated Vista at first, but I'm getting used to it now, same to be said for XP when it was released.

Whereas, the Mac simply works right out of the box and these kind of issues don't exist.

[walesrob]

Whereas, the Mac simply works right out of the box and these kind of issues don't exist.

And so does Windows! Jeez, what are you an Apple salesman or something?

[amibonkers?]

And so does Windows! Jeez, what are you an Apple salesman or something?

Actually not. I'm a Mac and PC Consultant who got so fed up with the issues around Vista that I jumped ship. Computing should be fun and not something that requires all sorts of utilities like anti-virus, anti-spyware etc just to run.

Anyway, I've made my point. Enough already.

[KeithD]

Whereas, the Mac simply works right out of the box and these kind of issues don't exist.

Look at the official security warning site for the internet, more patches are added each month for Macs than any other OS.

[keithAngel]

Pssst.........Ubuntu.....Thunderbird......Firefox......are now real alternatives even available ready loaded as an operating system from a well known American laptop/pc maker on line now
with open office it is now easy to avoid micro-soft and all that sail in her

[IainBusby]

I hear that Microsoft are thinking of dumbing down the security on Vista cos even the pirates can't be bothered with it.
Iain.

[LEAHnew]

UAC can be turned off quite easily.

I hated Vista at first, but I'm getting used to it now, same to be said for XP when it was released.

Same here...

I think most softwares designs at first are annoying coz we're still used to our previous application but eventually if we practise it and consider the advantages of it in our system it will be good and benifit for us IMO

[amibonkers?]

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