Microsoft advises users to nuke Windows 7 Gadgets. Now!

It's not often that Microsoft recommends that Windows users should disable a much hyped part of the OS, but that's exactly what has happened regarding the Windows Sidebar and Windows Gadgets found in Windows Vista and Windows 7. Microsoft Security Advisory 2719662 clearly states "Disabling the Windows Sidebar and Gadgets can help protect customers from vulnerabilities that involve the execution of arbitrary code by the Windows Sidebar when running insecure Gadgets" and Microsoft even provides a handy Fix-It tool to do the job for you. So what's all the fuss about, all of a sudden?