Windows 7 less annoying, but also less secure?

Microsoft's efforts to make Windows 7 less annoying than Vista may also be making it less secure than its predecessor.With Windows Vista, the operating system popped up a warning any time a major change was being made to the system, whether by the OS or by a third-party application. With Windows 7, users can choose how often to be notified, with the current default set to notify only when a third-party application is making a change. (Fried, 2009)

Those notifications on vista are really annoying and I will never(ever) stop complaining about them,but as much as I hate to admit it, they are necessary. You would be suprised how many people are gunning for your pc.If there were no notifications,your pc would be doing things that would eventually fry your computer.These things could come out off nowhere(stop limewiring,you, yeah you) and you wouldn't even know it.Mac of course doesn't have this problem,simply because it doesn't have the numbers to attract hackers as much.

Fried, Ina (2009/1/30). Windows 7 less annoying, but also less secure?. Retrieved January 31, 2009, from cnte.com Web site: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10153817-56.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0