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"Do you want Microsoft or Apple or your favorite Linux distro to say, ?I?m sorry, Dave, I can?t allow that,? ..."

Vista already does this when the broadcast flag is set, so not allowing any cracking tools shouldn't be too far behind. wink
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Well ...  MisterMiester | 05/20/08
That's not true  aka_tripleB@... | 05/23/08
And furthermore  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/23/08
Short term workaround  grail@... | 05/25/08
Oh, please  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/25/08
" Well...  vizenos | 05/26/08
Invulnerable homo sapiens = user error  klumper | 05/20/08
OK, that is most of it.  Sagax- | 05/25/08
UAC Security Hole  chessmen | 05/20/08
Give them some credit  itpro_z | 05/20/08
Hope Springs Eternal  chessmen | 05/21/08
Did I say that?  itpro_z | 05/21/08
How do you know all this?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/22/08
Think of it as evolution in action....  vizenos | 05/26/08
what I hear from you is far more typical  marks055@... | 05/21/08
That's not what he's suggesting  brad@... | 05/22/08
Backward compatibility  craig.soderland@... | 05/22/08
Couldn't agree more  ghost_ghost | 05/23/08
Why not?  vizenos | 05/26/08
What your saying about Windows  alaniane@... | 05/22/08
It doesn't matter where it comes from  Mikael_z | 05/22/08
No, he was saying Vista  alaniane@... | 05/22/08
Real consequences of poor...  arminw | 05/23/08
The problem with your  alaniane@... | 05/23/08
Okay, if that;s what you really want happy....  vizenos | 05/26/08
Give them some credit  vizenos | 05/26/08
right on the head  cwhull | 05/27/08
Did you copy/paste this  soonerproud | 05/20/08
Same Story, Same Comment  chessmen | 05/20/08
Same story?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
re: Same story?  M.R. Kennedy | 05/20/08
Are we disagreeing?  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 05/21/08
Ed Bott and Adrian Kinglsley-Hughes Must Be Disagreeing  chessmen | 05/21/08
You fall short, Adrian  Ole Man | 05/21/08
Ed's books are great resources  BillDem | 05/22/08
"He just tells it like it is"  Ole Man | 05/22/08
Everyone has biases, Ole Man  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/23/08
That's right, Ed  Ole Man | 05/24/08
I think it's more this  klumper | 05/21/08
I came across a Windows Vista infected  TristanGrimaux | 05/22/08
Microsoft did not create Basic  alaniane@... | 05/22/08
Only if  rtk | 05/22/08
Answer to rtk  TristanGrimaux | 05/22/08
To be fair Basic programs  alaniane@... | 05/23/08
So because you disagree,  bmerc | 05/21/08
Correct  chessmen | 05/21/08
Ah so you agree with me completely  bmerc | 05/22/08
Same Story, Different Point Of View  chessmen | 05/21/08
He's not all there...I wouldn't worry...nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/22/08
Disagree  Jhaks | 05/21/08
Good Argument  chessmen | 05/21/08
Very well put...  socialism=nowhere | 05/22/08
It can...  socialism=nowhere | 05/22/08
Wrong.  dwest_z | 05/22/08
What are you talking about........  willpd13 | 05/21/08
Microsoft Accomplishes Goal  chessmen | 05/21/08
Only if they are totally incompetent - and guess what  socialism=nowhere | 05/22/08
Personally...  JCitizen | 05/22/08
again.  rtk | 05/22/08
Firewalls are good at blocking  alaniane@... | 05/23/08
As I understand it...  JCitizen | 05/26/08
Why does a program need...  arminw | 05/23/08
You're missing the point of UAC  Kerry from BC | 05/21/08
According to Microsoft  Ole Man | 05/21/08
Which is another way of saying the same thing  Kerry from BC | 05/21/08
you are quite the spinmiester yourself and unlike  marks055@... | 05/21/08
Looks to me like electronista.com is the spinmiester  Ole Man | 05/22/08
Can be turned off, actually  CobraA1 | 05/22/08
Is Vista more secure?  itpro_z | 05/20/08
Giving a user the freedom....  arminw | 05/23/08
Actually, it's even more basic than that  alaniane@... | 05/23/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  martin23 | 05/20/08
You again  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
Reasons to be rude, part 3  martin23 | 05/20/08
so selective in your (Ed's) choice of facts and the slant you give them  Ole Man | 05/21/08
Actually.  Bozzer | 05/22/08
Stories are BS based on what???  jasonp@... | 05/21/08
Must be tough  nizuse | 05/21/08
Partisan and then some  klumper | 05/20/08
Oh to be partisan  martin23 | 05/21/08
And you are the voice of impartiality?  soonerproud | 05/20/08
@martin23  M.R. Kennedy | 05/20/08
oh a troll  martin23 | 05/21/08
Yes, a troll  M.R. Kennedy | 05/21/08
Not A Troll  chessmen | 05/21/08
re: Not a Troll  M.R. Kennedy | 05/21/08
An answer to your question  martin23 | 05/21/08
You don't really need an answer, do you?  Ole Man | 05/21/08
yes a troll  SO.CAL Guy | 05/21/08
Telling someone who has purchased a product  Ole Man | 05/21/08
another clairvoyant  martin23 | 05/21/08
@martin23: Criticism of MS is fine. FUD is not.  ye | 05/21/08
Bravo  marks055@... | 05/22/08
Question Time  M.R. Kennedy | 05/21/08
Answer time  martin23 | 05/22/08
Martin. Wrong. Again.  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/22/08
Wrong again ???  martin23 | 05/22/08
I guess Martin is never wrong  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/22/08
Just as a reminder...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/22/08
I'm always wrong  martin23 | 05/23/08
You actually find that strange?  bmerc | 05/21/08
re: You actually find that strange?  M.R. Kennedy | 05/21/08
bmerc Is Right  chessmen | 05/21/08
@chessmen  M.R. Kennedy | 05/21/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  Donald75 | 05/20/08
Trojan without admin privileges?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
simple example  Donald75 | 05/20/08
Right, but...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
Data is more valuable  Donald75 | 05/20/08
The three B's  klumper | 05/20/08
Even with daily backups  Michael Kelly | 05/21/08
Backup no help  frgough | 05/21/08
Backup no help?  tim@... | 05/21/08
Backup no help  frgough | 05/21/08
I don't have to make backup copies...  jasonp@... | 05/21/08
Klumper Is Right, Backups Are Essential!  chessmen | 05/21/08
Back to ABCs  klumper | 05/21/08
Aunt Tilly is not a Lan Manager  Donald75 | 05/21/08
It applies to one and all  klumper | 05/21/08
To add to your backups  alaniane@... | 05/22/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  phil321 | 05/20/08
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Is Super Smart  chessmen | 05/21/08
Whoa  klumper | 05/21/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  Donald75 | 05/20/08
Double Standards  soonerproud | 05/20/08
re: Double Standards  Badgered | 05/21/08
re: Double Standars  chessmen | 05/21/08
Enough with the "Vista is slow" dead horse already.  ye | 05/21/08
That Dead Horse Looks Very Spry!  chessmen | 05/21/08
Note my use of the word "recently". All of those links are...  ye | 05/21/08
Has Vista Been Re-Written In the Last 6 Months?  chessmen | 05/21/08
@chessmen: Not that I'm aware of. However things like drivers have...  ye | 05/21/08
Yes it has changed:  gtg781w | 05/21/08
Is Vista slow?  deowll | 05/22/08
I partially agree  Badgered | 05/21/08
re: chessman on Double Standard - I have to disagree...  socialism=nowhere | 05/22/08
True, a double standard  Richard Flude | 05/21/08
Ed, please forward HotBabes.exe to me  klumper | 05/21/08
Will do...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/21/08
Thanks. wink I lose. (nt)  klumper | 05/21/08
Anything to help a reader?  nizuse | 05/21/08
Helps plenty - beyond HotBabes too  klumper | 05/21/08
NICE JOB! Well Said....but you forgot old chess"child"..  socialism=nowhere | 05/22/08
More secure = Meaningless  jasonp@... | 05/21/08
More secure = Meaningless  deowll | 05/22/08
Our hero, the debunker  Ole Man | 05/21/08
re: Our hero, the debunker  chessmen | 05/21/08
I know Ed's technical prowess is excellent, superb, even  Ole Man | 05/21/08
Mark Twain Quote  chessmen | 05/21/08
You've got the picture  Ole Man | 05/21/08
Poor Drivers an issue  deowll | 05/22/08
Congratulations  notsofast | 05/22/08
It's not an excuse, it's a business decision  alaniane@... | 05/23/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  aureolin@... | 05/21/08
Almost as bad  Ole Man | 05/21/08
the OS has to respect your judgment and allow it  Henry Miller | 05/21/08
Okay...  Jeremy W | 05/21/08
What doesn't impress me about mac users.  deowll | 05/22/08
Incorrect  dprozzo | 05/22/08
The OS should be in the CPU  BALTHOR | 05/21/08
Uh... Do you know that CPU processes instructions?  Grayson Peddie | 06/01/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  Donald75 | 05/21/08
Good post Ed, but one correction  georgeou | 05/21/08
Sharp advice  klumper | 05/21/08
Default setting for K-Lite works best  georgeou | 05/22/08
Something says we're in agreement  klumper | 05/22/08
Still like ActiveX?  Richard Flude | 05/21/08
I can write a batch file that will nuke all your files too  georgeou | 05/22/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 05/22/08
Whenever you have system  alaniane@... | 05/22/08
not the same thing at all  jjarman | 05/22/08
ActiveX isn't the only exploit  alaniane@... | 05/22/08
Thanks George...nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/22/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  Joschibaer | 05/21/08
No Myth...  mikifinaz1@... | 05/21/08
wow...  rtk | 05/21/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  pdwarren | 05/22/08
What nonsense  gregoryk@... | 05/22/08
only a communist  Khyron | 05/22/08
Vista vs Windows 2k.  magallanes | 05/22/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  dwurz | 05/22/08
Great Article!  Narg | 05/22/08
no, no, no...  gdstark13 | 05/22/08
What an OS ough to be like  deowll | 05/22/08
Atari 2600 is an example of your  alaniane@... | 05/23/08
RE: Atari 2600 is an example of your  gdstark13 | 05/27/08
The problem with that model isn't  alaniane@... | 05/29/08
RE: The problem with that model isn't  gdstark13 | 05/29/08
Actually, the vertical apps  alaniane@... | 05/30/08
RE: The problem with that model isn't  gdstark13 | 06/02/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  teakilla | 05/22/08
i dont have vista yet and dont know if i want one  deowll | 05/22/08
Absolutely true, no OS is invulnerable, however...  ron@... | 05/22/08
Your "however" is wrong  rtk | 05/22/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  mwagner@... | 05/22/08
Some Sanity from Mr. Bott  jpr75_z | 05/22/08
Close the Safety Gap !  cquirke | 05/22/08
All OS's have malware, linux too: because a malware is a piece of code run  qmlscycrajg | 05/22/08
Huh?  6feet_ | 05/22/08
wow, you have a lot to learn, start here...  jjarman | 05/22/08
You're missing MAC/RBAC  rpmyers1 | 05/22/08
MAC/RBAC provides better security. Unfortunately...  ye | 05/22/08
You're right  rpmyers1 | 05/22/08
Vista laid low by new malware figures  n0neXn0ne | 05/22/08
Other than Windows....  epcraig | 05/22/08
Other than Windows....  deowll | 05/22/08
And this means what? (nt)  ye | 05/22/08
Malware has already been  alaniane@... | 05/23/08
Most Home and Small Office  starcannon99022@... | 05/22/08
Five years? That's all? I can boast 18 using Windows.  ye | 05/22/08
AMEN - ...  socialism=nowhere | 05/22/08
Humm - I have been using Windows since 3.0  socialism=nowhere | 05/22/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  techfix | 05/22/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  SirCatlord | 05/22/08
Now you've done it.  gypkap@... | 05/22/08
Check your own pipe.  rtk | 05/22/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  FateJHedgehog@... | 05/23/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  lennycald@... | 05/22/08
New Vulnerability Found in Chair-Computer Interface  hnkelley | 05/22/08
Re: New Vulnerability Found in Chair-Computer Interface  FateJHedgehog@... | 05/23/08
White is the new black?  FateJHedgehog@... | 05/23/08
RE: o you want an OS that refuses to allow you to install a remote app.?  Samun56 | 05/23/08
OpenVMS -- Security is a Design Decision  rboblee@... | 05/23/08
very interesting...  Ed Lin | 05/26/08
VMS can be run on a PC with emulation  ckronenw@... | 05/30/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  rileinc | 05/23/08
We miss our Ozone...  alexDaPez | 05/25/08
More malware resistant  jorjitop | 05/25/08
average users  rtk | 05/25/08
Whoopsy - daisy!  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/28/08
RE: Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS  Mike Hunt | 06/03/08
From Adrian's post  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 06/03/08
Thanks. Pshaw on Adrian then. (NT)  Mike Hunt | 06/03/08

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