bucy wrote:

Cross claimed that annoying users had been part of a Microsoft strategy to force independent software vendors (ISVs) to make their code more secure, as insecure code would trigger a prompt, discouraging users from executing the code.

What I have seen clients (who use expensive, custom packages) do is downgrade back to XP as opposed to put pressure on the vendor to make better software.

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