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That is a fairly risky move on Microsoft's part but I applaud them for taking it, especially if it works. Every average Windows user I knows notices and complai
by mxavier 16y ago
That is a fairly risky move on Microsoft's part but I applaud them for taking it, especially if it works. Every average Windows user I knows notices and complains about the constant UAC popups. What's funny to me is that since 7 has come out, I've heard this a lot less. I believe since 7 got the connotation of being the "good" Windows and Vista the abject failure, people may be cherry picking their complaints to support their assertions that 7 is much better and Windows XP is too old to be a viable alternative.
- rryyan 16y agoMicrosoft also removed the UAC prompts in some cases in Windows 7: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/02/the-curious-tale-of-windows-7s-uac.ars http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/02/the-curious-ta...
- sprout 16y agoWindows XP has a broken security model. Age has very little to do with it (aside from the fact that support ends in 2012, so it's only worth using for another couple years.)