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Vista's Troublesome UAC is Developer's Fault?

Posted by Cliff on from the sh'yeah-right dept.

MythMoth wonders: "We've heard all about the pain and discomfort of working with Windows' User Account Control (UAC) switched on, but now Ian Griffiths is explaining that the developers are the problem — they brought it on themselves. In earlier articles we have heard that Microsoft think that everyone should do it like this — Ian does acknowledge that things are better in the Unix world, but is he right? Is the onus now on the developers to help fix a problem that they did not cause?" Rather than ask the user for permission on every operation, what other ways could Microsoft have improved Vista's security?

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  1. I see no spin by VirusEqualsVeryYes · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Is the onus now on the developers to help fix a problem that they did not cause?
    I could have sworn I saw spin in that question for a second. I must have been mistaken.