File permissions are fine, its not a multi user system, its single and if you want to keep your porn out of sight from your wife then learn to burn it to DVD and not hide it in a folder on your computer
I mean filesystem based permissions, not user permissions. There arent any real filesystem based permissions in windows(thats why spyware and viruses are so problematic). You run a program (even as a non admin user) it can overwrite the whole OS (vista is roumored to have some sort of protection but i thought it had failed in recent tests).
And before you go barking Linux at me, compare what both support at install and then think about it for a bit.
I never barked linux at all, it is quirky, and its certainly not ready for noobs yet, but it does have good support depending on distro. (problems tend to arise mostly with very cheap, generic/oem on the board stuff that are only really produced for windows)
What's Its business, not playtime, if your talking about how Bill bought a Dos OS, and then turned it into something the world used for years, how is that bad, if your talking about how he saw his first UI and then did what he could to do his own and make it the best, then again how is that bad ? Nothing he has done has not also been done by every other major player in the world. so why just single them out ?
I never said how they got started was 'bad' in fact thats why i put in brackets (genius!) i was just explaining the main reason why they now have the market hold. What i do object to however is monopolisation and anti-competitive behavior. All of this due to the huge amounts of effort they have put into the os to make it as user friendly and safe to use as they possibly can, they cant make it 100% free of bugs, that's being naive, but its a hell of a lot more stable in the hands of average joe from down the street than Nix.
Google > "vista problems" press enter. Its scary. Like 'millenium bug' scary. don't you mean software piracy ? - I have to admit, being some one who has downloaded the odd movie or the odd bit of software this one annoys me as well. but you cant fault them for wanting people to pay for what they use.
No, i mean at the rate its going no programs or more complex websites small businesses or you write yourself will even run. (worst case) Anyway. I think I just prattled on way to much for a post that was initially suppost to be just a jokingly prod at you, so I apologise for that, I tend to get away from the point some times.
No probs :) i wasnt offended, i enjoy a good debate. As i said in the post above, each to their own, i just thought the sheep comment was a bit back2front :P