I well remember reading Peter Gutmann's "Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection" [1], in which he said: "The Vista Content Protection specification

I well remember reading Peter Gutmann's "Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection" [1], in which he said: "The Vista Content Protection specification could very well constitute the longest suicide note in history." I'd say Peter's prediction is holding up pretty well so far. I mean, Microsoft is not dead, and they're not even near death, but they do look more like an invalid than an industry leader. [1] http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html