I agree with Seekermeister, plus the question is if they can use a 'kill switch' for malware, what else can they do to/with your computer or OS.

Huh, we don't need this nonsense in our computers - there are already a plethora of security solutions available to us. Granted, it must seem alarming if you had the ability to see the hundreds of thousands of bot-infested machines out there, but I still don't think a "kill switch" for computers is a good thing. Especially when it gives black hats yet another way to screw with your system.

Kinda on the fence about kill switches for dumb phones though. My phone is a specialised device, all it does it make messages and calls. If it happened to pick up malware I'd have no idea how to get rid of it. I'd feel happier if I could press a button combo that resets everything to preset factory defaults or something though, rather than having to rely on a remote kill switch.

Bah, people should learn to read. It only applies to application you download from the App Store for Metro. Side loading from outside the App Store will not be affected. So in reality those that are concerned will not be affected because I doubt they would be using metro or the App Store to begin with.

The market, would not let Microsoft get away with that. It becomes nothing more then FUD.

Trucidation said:

there are already a plethora of security solutions available to us.

This. That alone should be enough. They can program MSE to allow such code to be disabled. The kill switch will only be a redundant idea. That being said, it's no suprise this is causing a concern because we already have the ability to detect and disable Malware.

What prevents Microsoft to controlling the MS Store with kill switches just like how Apple would?

What prevents Microsoft from controlling the Microsoft Store? How would they not control something they own? I fail to understand your reasoning. Again, this kill switch is only for applications downloaded from the store. Removing a rogue application from the store and victim's computers is a good thing. It will never affect anything outside of the store.

So really...going to let fear and uncertainty drive you?