Vista - Re: Microsoft decides how i will be using valuable screen real estate

You're right. My main goal was to complain about MS. After installing
IE7 I tried to move the navigation buttons around and low and behold.
YOU CAN'T! at least not to where I want them. After searching the
groups for the answer I was surprised to learn that it wasn't
possible.

My frustration comes from the fact that I am used to certain features
and functionality that has been removed. Someone else decided that I
didn't need that functionality and I should simply conform to the way
they like things.With IE7 they have taken a step backwards...less
configuration options and less real estate for your web page.

The best analogy I can come up with. Let's say the next car I buy has
a button on the left hand side of the dash for the left turn signal
and a lever above the radio for the right signal. Doesn't make sense
right?

Then I tried vista and it seems that MS has carried the same
philosophy over to an entire operating system. "We (MS) know what's
best for you and since you have very little choice we can do it! Lots
of "Change for the sake of change".

I know what I am doing(for the most part) and I realize that I can
make configuration changes and I can make changes in the registry to
get things the way I want but the point is that I shouldn't have to.
An upgraded piece of software should allow for more options and
configurations not less! Plus the changes should be easier to make not
harder.