We became developers when programs became "apps". Probably when the number of people developing apps for mobile devices started to outnumber programmers writing programs for desktops.

Don't know how well Security Essentials can protect a user that insists on downloading files from dubious sources, but then again can any of the AV products protect from that? I know SE works much better as far as memory usage, system resources and annoying pop up messages than any paid software I have ever used. To me Symantec and Mcafee have become almost as bad as a virus themselves, I would never use any of their products again.

Agree 100%, that is one of the many STUPID things MS has done to try to dumb down Windows, or actually I believe it's MS trying to copy features in Macs... even though they seem to be copying the bad features. Why hide extensions? Why hide menus? Why hide all my menu's and buttons in IE just so the web page can take up the whole screen? Wasn't there an option for full screen already, THAT NOBODY USED??? They must have thought, gee here is a feature nobody uses, so why don't we make it the default view and shove it down everybody's throat so our commercials can look pretty. I was a long time user of IE only, til the last few versions came out, now it's goodbye and good riddance to IE. Don't even get me started on the train wreck that is Windows 8... PATHETIC!!! Another thing I just thought of, why do they have the "More" and "Less" buttons on file copy dialogs??? What is "copying c:\??? to d:\???" just too much info for people to handle, that you have to hide it by default or it might cause somebody's brain to explode or something? Reminds me of some web pages that have "more", then you click it and there is ONE additional word... PATHETIC.

What's special about Windows 8... Absolutely NOTHING... in fact I'd go the other way, Windows 8 is a total disaster, a huge step backwards. Every time I use it I get pissed at it and wish I never had to see it again.

AIIIIIIIII x 100