Bloat ?
Install it without IE7 because you want to use an other browser.
Additional features aren't bloat, unnecessary/unwanted features are.
So not a matter of opinion, but a matter of fact.
I welcome the foundation behind UAC, but I feel the constant alert / query will really annoy people. Until a lot more apps come out that work with UAC so the user doesn't get queried, I see problems.
Particularly people running as admin and then hammering the return key flat every time the dialog comes up without looking at what it says.
Are you sure?
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