More and more tasks are being automated. If not for the default settings in windows, the net would be down. Click on 'Tools', 'Internet Options' and the tab 'Advanced' (don't scroll) there's an option to 'Automatically check for Internet Explorer Updates'. Check the box, if you want to. Managing IT systems will become more easier: m$ makes the os decide what kind of action has to be taken depending on feedback the system collects. Significant changes have been made on (inter)national level which regulates how ID information will be used. Together with m$ pressing on it's "geneva" project and the IE7 release, before next year m$ will be able to manage (!!!) your Digital ID. Together with Digital Rights Management and the current trend of government censorship, it will be a sight for sour eyes.