deanej
Deity
And your standards of security are sure to make it impossible to trust your computer. Just because some people care about their computers doesn't give you the right to bash them. And there are those of us that don't use multiple PCs. My "gaming computer" is also my college laptop, my random Internet browsing computer, and my everything else computer. There are very few times of the year where I have the time necessary to do a reinstall of Windows, and with the amount that I use the computer, with your standards I'd have to reinstall Windows three times per year since I like the machine to run perfectly. I've already run system restore twice in the last few months on cosmetic issues.
The fact that steam doesn't run in a sandbox means it does some deep integration with Windows somewhere. Not surprising, since it needs to be able to prevent the launch of games if you haven't purchased them or if they haven't been authenticated.
Most programs run sandboxed just fine, without changes necessary. If steam didn't infect your computer, there would be no need for them to cater to the small group of people that is conscious about security. I'll have you know that I also run web browsers in sandboxes too. They're also useful for testing out software you aren't sure you want, since virtually nothing uninstalls cleanly from Windows.
The fact that steam doesn't run in a sandbox means it does some deep integration with Windows somewhere. Not surprising, since it needs to be able to prevent the launch of games if you haven't purchased them or if they haven't been authenticated.
Most programs run sandboxed just fine, without changes necessary. If steam didn't infect your computer, there would be no need for them to cater to the small group of people that is conscious about security. I'll have you know that I also run web browsers in sandboxes too. They're also useful for testing out software you aren't sure you want, since virtually nothing uninstalls cleanly from Windows.