The passing point..
...where your argument and the others seemed to "pass like ships in the night" was in the qualifier of "non-admin users".
In a locked down corp environment I think we all understand that there are things lowly users will not be able to do, like remove or disable UAC. HOWEVER, this doesn't represent most users...since they are home machines where the main user is also the admin.
As for the definition of shill, I haven't been convinced to change my perception of the word, which still aligns largely with yours.
