[ZenWarrior]

Originally Posted by zima

It won't help now much anyway.
Just look at the maps:
http://www.doxpara.com/

You're likely right. Looking at those maps and then considering the tendency of the average consumer [either to remain uninformed or not give a hoot], Sony's rootkit has left countless compromised computers in its wake.

However, I think I've heard that Microsoft plans to remove or disable Sony's nefarious copy-protection scheme in a regularly scheduled Windows Update.

Now why does that seem weird? Microsoft removing someone else's copy protection, even if it is dangerous, just seems too strange given its "give no quarter' stance on both security and the copying of Microsoft's own software--with its myriad security holes.

Hmmm...I wonder if it might have anything at all to do with the ongoing and vicious Sony PlayStation vs. Microsoft X-Box wars.