I use Microsoft products every day. They are my business and my passion. I also can’t stand the bulky, buggy, invasive software Microsoft has become. Microsoft continues to make their costumers jump trough hoops just to use the software. When you buy Window you will have to call or have your software verified online. This may seem like a small inconvenience, but when the update goes bad or you repair computers for a living, it is a pain. Microsoft also patches Windows with updates that break. I have had many calls on Microsoft’s Genuine Advantage patch that detects illegal versions of Windows and puts up a nag screen. I have had many problems with legal versions displaying the message and accuse the legal owners of fraud. They also make it hard to remove the update. They shouldn’t have even be include this patch without the owners consent. I feel like i am a hypocrite for telling my clients to turn on automatic updates and having windows put on some spy-ware on their computers. OK sorry for the rant.