Longhorn to use UNIX-like User Permissions

destuxor writes "After years of Windows users abusing administrative accounts out of necessity, Microsoft promises that Longhorn will make better use of user permissions in what sounds exactly like what UNIX/Linux users have been doing for years. Hopefully this will fix the long list of applcations that cannot be run by a Least-Privilege User Account (LUA) while giving a much-needed security boost. Too bad "MS-root" can't watch over your grandmother when she opens emails."

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didn't bill say

[myukew]

"here at microsoft we invent things. Linux is still in the process of copying"

So now who copys what?

Re:Finally...

[BoomerSooner]

Proxy the internet and allow only approved sites. All businesses should do this to assist in keeping employee productivity higher.