I find it amazing how people are anti-microsoft - yet run the software anyway. Windows is a heck of a lot more complex a OS "program" (although its many of them working together) than something like Silent Hunter. The Millions of lines of code that go into an OS compared to those of a game - due to their purpose - are alot more apt to create bugs. Yet, companies like M$ are alot more responsive to problems than say, Ubisoft.
*This is not slamming the devs, just that the business models operate very differently and thus the companies have different focuses.*
MS constantly develops patches, workarounds and combined service packs to resolve issues - for years after a product launches. Game companies? Normally a year if your lucky.
But if people get a chance to jump on MS - they do.
Chrome? Please - that thing was (and is)so full of security holes its unreal.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20014222-264.html
Firefox? Here is a list of things they have had to fix - so far....
http://www.mozilla.org/security/know...firefox36.html
Safari? Its Apple - it must be secure, right? Think again.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4196
Any program of sufficient complexity is going to have problems. Thinking that just because its an M$ product means its evil, bad, or unsafe while under the assumption that other stuff is fine, means you truly do not understand the technology your dealing with. Want to complain, at least find a target that doesn't fix the problems in their software after they get your money.
Like some game companies.