This was obviously bound to become a thing. I never got why Microsoft created this "feature" despite the self-evidently drastic risks, though I suppose I'm not

This was obviously bound to become a thing. I never got why Microsoft created this "feature" despite the self-evidently drastic risks, though I suppose I'm not too surprised. What's more surprising though is how I remember HN folk being curiously welcoming to the whole thing when it was first announced.