Microsoft in rough weather

There are weeks like this, you'd wish they wouldn't exist. At least, that's what they must be thinking, over at 1, Redmond Drive.
First it was reported that hackers have breached the XBOX360's "hypervisor", which is the thingamajig that prevents unsigned code to run on the machine, which has the potential to allow to run anything, including another OS [now hang on, I'd like to see that... BTW, the PS3 can run Linux out-of-the-box, and there is even is a Sony-sanctionned distro...]. Second, some people have found a simple and efficient way [in French] of hacking Vista's activation system. This new hack will be difficult to plug for Microsoft, since it relies on features that allow OEM manufacturers to deactivate the registration process for their machines.
This is, once more, proof that anti-piracy mechanisms are worthless and only serve to delay piracy. And also annoy legit users...