Hello? How many exploits aimed at non-protected users exist for Netscape/Mozilla/Opera? How many holes in defaults of any *nux? How secure is user-installed Apple System 10.x? How would you go with the user that _wants_ her IM client to share all the joy with entire world?

Face it - Mocrosoft is a big target. Blame it - you'll never miss. If we can not tell the VP not to do stupid stuff - the sucker will cause a major data leakage, and will blame _us_. If HR manager, CFO, whatever, has admin rights on his/her machine - we're already a dead meat, and we knew it the minute he unpacked his machine.

Let's _rename_ "Administrator" to "Humble_Underpaid_And_Overworked_Help_Desk_Specialist". Stupid user will have less incentive to want this bold name. Oh, I forgot - they will be treating us even worse...

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