>> You're seriously suggesting that some people *want* this crap?!
> 
> I'm suggesting that you should broaden your mind a bit, and realise that 
> not everyone is a technical IT person who just wants to use their 
> computer as a tool to get stuff done as quickly and efficiently as 
> possible.  Have you ever worked in an office with lots of really 
> non-technical people?  They don't care about efficiency or if Explorer 
> takes 2 seconds or 1 second to open, they care about "cute" and "fun", 
> and they'll have the cat office assistant selected, a crazy screen 
> saver, a mouse pointer that wobbles like a jelly, a thing that plays a 
> tune at 16:00 every day, a horrendous background to explorer windows, 
> all just because it's fun.

OK. So remind me... who is it that wanted to be constantly nagged about 
the unused desktop icons? Who was it that thinks getting their PC 
infected with malware was a good idea?

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