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I'm only saying it could be a default on retail purchased PCs. Not on self-built PCs and a simple choice on (re)install of Windows.

• pjc50 11y ago
  That's still a huge majority of PCs. The self-built PC has always been a bit of a market anomaly; people don't have self-built Macs and self-built cars are a truly tiny number. And I'm working on the assumption that this would have applied decades ago, when there weren't quite so many viable alternatives to the PC and Microsoft was the terrifying market monopolist.
  • sjwright 11y ago
    You should also work on the assumption that a majority of people would have disabled this sandbox. Maybe instead of thinking about it as iOS-like, think about it like a "not logged in as Administrator" mode which actually worked.
    • pjc50 11y ago
      OK, but if the user disables the sandbox they're vulnerable to malware, and we're back at square 1. (The goalposts seem to be very mobile here...)