The app killswitch refers to apps that specifically come from the windows
store. I'm not so worried about that (If you don't like it, don't buy from
there). What I AM worried about is that Microsoft may be moving toward a
system where "Non-certified" apps are no longer allowed to be run on the OS.
No, this has not happened yet, but I have noticed that in Xp, Windows used to
flash a warning message about non-certified apps, and ask you if you wanted
to run them anyway. NOW in windows 8, the OS will flatly refuse to run
non-certified apps unless they are specifically unblocked through the
properties context menu. How long until this is removed from properties and
placed in the control panel? And from there, how long until running
non-certified apps becomes an OEM-Only choice at install time?
For someone who is savy, using the unblock feature is trivial, but what about
someone who knows nothing about pc usage?!
Trust me, I have family in the pc customization business (they also provide
the accompanying tech support), it is worse than a geek like me can possibly
contemplate. "Knowing nothing" literally means knowing nothing.
And don't even get me started on this metro bundle of !@#$.
