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And by default, your car's doors don't lock automatically either. Your apartment door too. Is that a security failing by design?

This is not a design issue, it's about user education. There is always some annoyance to not running as root in any OS. The average user simply doesn't want to deal with this.
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Doesn't make sense  Qbt | 12/24/05
Opera is probably 10x more secure than IE, but, MS would do it to eliminate  DonnieBoy | 12/24/05
Opera is probably 10x more secure than IE  Qbt | 12/24/05
It's the pre-load issue  JDThompson | 12/27/05
"90% of all computers"  brian ansorge | 12/24/05
That is because...  Qbt | 12/26/05
Market share  GoPower | 12/27/05
Is user base really related to exploit profile?  JDThompson | 12/27/05
You don't make sense.  Fred Fredrickson | 12/25/05
Untested  Qbt | 12/26/05
Difference is....Windows is insecure by design  jinko | 12/27/05
Only if you run as admin  PB_z | 12/27/05
And how many users do that...?  jinko | 12/28/05
Yes  java.user | 12/28/05
I remember being able to pop up messages  zmud | 12/27/05
Difference is...  jinko | 12/28/05
No  java.user | 12/28/05
Speaking of not having a clue!  ShadeTree | 12/27/05
Sure, but...  JDThompson | 12/27/05
Code running in a sandbox...  jinko | 12/28/05
I wish Opera would make something new  Nigel Johnstone | 12/24/05
Merry Christmas  Nigel Johnstone | 12/24/05
This is a prank started John Dvorak  osreinstall | 12/24/05
This is a prank started John Dvorak  osreinstall | 12/24/05
yup  Jeff Spicoli | 12/24/05
Huh?  Cheonilguk | 12/26/05
Huh right back at ya  Jeff Spicoli | 12/26/05
Usage data misleading  sylerner | 12/25/05
Only reason he is still around....  theace18 | 12/25/05
This could happen, IE is a dud for sure!  anthonycea | 12/26/05
Oh No!! Not Another Microsoft "Innovation!!!"  itanalyst | 12/27/05
Missing the point  tic swayback | 12/27/05
IE is De Facto  sfmartin | 12/28/05
Sad and true  Anti_Zealot | 12/30/05

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