One thing Microsoft *must* get right in the next Windows is security. If any old worm, virus and trojan horse program is allowed to pop onto your PC and do its business in Windows Vista, Microsoft will start losing an alarming amount of market share. Not all of it, though, because there are still some users who are properly indoctrinated that they can't live without Windows. The point is that security is (or should be) a major concern of users these days, so if the operating system is built without that as a primary objective, it will be seen as a failure. The global and instant communication network presents an immediate opportunity to malicious and benevolent software alike, and steps must be taken to sift the good from the bad.
Mokalus of Borg
PS - We may gradually and eventually get there.
PPS - That is if the net doesn't first implode under the weight of corporate greed.
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As a system's security goes up, its usability goes down. It's true that the only secure system isn't plugged into anything. At the risk of sounding like someone in marketing, I'm willing to bet that Windows is where security and usability meet.
It's easy to secure your operating system when you don't have a 90+% market share and when there isn't anyone who hates your software like it's a religion.
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