DRM = Ballmer's family dont starve

In this Reg article entitled Love DRM or my family starve, John Lettice reports on Ballmer's pro-DRM stance, and why that signals that Microsoft are bereft of any truely innovative ideas.
He writes that
"Microsoft, essentially, is pre-programmed to fail in the battle for the home, for consumer electronics, and for consumer digital services" and that
"Microsoft, on the other hand, publicly and privately shares the music industry's views, and markets its DRM to digital content owners on the basis that it is strong protection."