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Well, I'm sure they'd migrate their nasty stuff to the new base structure, but I can't imagine it would be much more or less intrusive than what they're doing and plan to do with the NT codebase. So I don't see it as a downside, just more of the same, and maybe easier to build because they could design it in instead of bolt it on. But that's just my guess.

Agreed, but my point being that I don't hold out too much hope for improved security arising from new code bases because the priorities and funding for such a huge undertaking would arise from elsewhere.

Larger picture: I don't think that Microsoft is intrinsically any better or worse than Google, Facebook, or other agencies that get hold of your personal information and use it to generate marketing data to sell or use themselves. I don't like how much these agencies know about my purchases, browsing history, downloads, etc. Microsoft is easy to pick on because they provide the platform most people use. I choose to use Linux or Mac for most things, and use Windows for those Windows-only programs I need to run.

Agree. The only reason I'm singleing out MS in my comment here is that they're the topic. I'd be saying the same of Google or FB (except that as an OS, MS I think bears more responsibility, and is therefore more culpable, but certainly no worse in the behavior than the others)

Sorry to hear about the grief, but I predict it will get better, and sooner rather than later. :-)

That was just for humor purposes. I'm actually having fun with it too, and learning.

> ..the priorities and funding for such a huge undertaking would arise from elsewhere

Good point; there is always the "ya gotta dance with them whut brung ya" effect.

> The only reason I'm singleing out MS in my comment here is that they're the topic.

"Topic? TOPIC??? This is FreeRepublic -- We don't need no steeenkin' topic!"

You're quite right, of course; threads do tend to wander...

> I'm actually having fun with it too, and learning.

That's great! My daughter just earned her BS in CompSci and is eagerly looking forward to working in software engineering. She started playing on my CompuAdd 286 with Win3.11 when she was just a couple years old, built her first dual-boot system (WinXP/Linux) at 12, and part-timed doing IT support while she was earning the degree. She appears to have taken her ol' man's advice to pursue a career at something you have fun doing; that way you can get somebody to pay you for having a good time. :-)

May you enjoy the same good fortune I have in that regard.