> conceivable that all the major software houses will get Windows Certified...
> Where does this then leave independent developers?

Speaking as such, I don't care. So a warning pops up when the software is
installed. I'll pop up a little warning of my own first: "WARNING:
You are about to be warned by Microsoft."

> Hahahahhahahahahahhha


Your sig was appropriate: Religion stops a thinking mind. So it is with the
Linux religion. Microsoft is beefing up it's internal security. The lack of
security in Microsoft products is what many Slashdot readers have been
bitching about for some time. This is not a bad idea. Microsoft is not
evil. It's a business which will lose customers if it builds in too many
restrictions. That's why the feature is optional. Linux wins no converts
with blind dogma. Linux wins them one at a time by offering solid
alternatives. Quit preaching and start coding