Which is why thier 'punishment' for abusing their monopoly is a 'settlement' that tightens the control they already have over the market (explicitly permitting -nay, requiring - the SAME BEHAVIOUR that got them hauled into court in the first place). Palladium will be unescapable by law, and individuals will not be able to actually use programs they compile themselves - making it child's play to trojan eavesdropping software into everyone's computer (while simultaneously elimninating the only threat MS had to thier monopoly - the people themselves). Heck - they don't really need to trojan that stuff in - the wmp eula already gives MS the right right to monitor and delete any file or program on the PC.