What is the point of making a system that restricts undesirable software from running if you choose not to use it I wonder? I have heard a lot of "Well we could do that, but we won't" from the M$ camp on this issue, but it seems to me that no one invests in something they don't plan to use.

More importantly to me, as a computer professional, is can I trust what they have to say on this issue at all? M$ has a trackrecord in my history of lying, broken promises and other unsavory practices. I doubt any white-paper they produce is going to do anything to change that trust-level. And really - what kind of integrity does it show when someone spams you and then tells you it's optional - honestly.

If you ask me - looking at the facts of the situation tells me rabble-rousing is far from a waste of time and this white-paper is nothing but the usual M$ drivel designed to convince everyone that they have the best answers.

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