Balmer Blames pirates for dissapointing Vista sales and announces stronger anti-piracy measures

During a conference call with financial analysts Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has told  that the company might "dial up" the intensity of antipiracy technology baked into Windows Vista as part of an effort to squeeze more revenue from China, India, Brazil, Russia and other emerging markets.

Ballmer's comments repeatedly hammered home the theme that sales forecasts for Windows -- Vista in particular -- have been "overly optimistic."