of your ocmplaints about our software because you are stupid enough to keep clicking on the free iPod ads and downloading viruses". I have used Windows since 3.1 and DOS 5.0. When viruses were first becoming more of a problem, anti-virus software became popular (I should have bought stock in these companies). Now viruses and malicious content can find it's way on to a system if it is unprotected. In Vista (or any Windows O/S) if you disable a security feature, back up your system and make sure you Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware is up to date. I have been using Windows without an Anti-Spyware program for years. I only use them when I fix other user's infected systems. Educate the average joe, do not just tell them this is a stupid move. And don't think Mac and Linux are more protected than Windows. They might be more secure with their features, but it's probably more likely that since over 80% of the market share uses Windows, virus programmers and hackers will attack those pcs. If everybody keeps pushing to buy a Mac or a PC with Linux, they will fall subject to the same issues. All it takes is a somebody with too much free time to crack the kernels. If people would educate themselves before just surfing the internet like a pubescent teenager with his older babysitter, they wouldn't complain about slowness or unprotected systems. Also, the same complaints were made about XP when it first came out and