@LynxSteve
Microsoft was criticized for security vulnerabilities, not lack of malware blocking.
Willnott's criticism is about Microsoft making users feel that they can safely remain ignorant about administering/using their own computer. In this case saying that they can safely download and install anything, and IE will block the bad stuff. That attitude is not beneficial to the user in the long run.
Of course, this doesn't really mean that blocking sites for known malware threats is a bad idea. It would be nice, however, if users could also be taught to be careful and not depend completely on malware blocking, which can not always work.
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