>If you're talking about getting Office with a new machine, it's been that way for Windows for as long as I can remember. The solution is to not buy machines with Office but purchase it separately or through an enterprise agreement.
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>I'm not sure what the disadvantages are that you're talking about. But for WIndows 8, I've found it easier to use, it boots faster, wakes up faster, uses fewer resources, and is more secure than Windows 7. As for Windows RT, it's even more secure as Windows Apps run sandboxed. This also has the added advantage of not bringing down the entire machine when a memory overrun occurs (fewer blue screens).
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>For years, there have been complaints about Windows not being secure or that applications crash alot and require reboots. Microsoft fixed that and now people are complaining about the fix. So, which way do you want it?

I want to be able to whitelist and blacklist programs and web locations within the UAC dialog, without hunting for various dialogs in control panel (which now has to have its own search because people can't find things, as they're renamed periodically) or file properties. I positively hate the way of security by annoyance, as it's presently done.

And I want a firewall which would work both ways.