Actually, it's the UK filling the Gulf with FAIL

Microsoft, and the other patent holders, have a solid lock on the patents in H.264, therefore they have complete control over the codec and the users of that codec.

Microsoft doesn't own the patents on H.264. Apple is also using H.264 because that was probably part of the deal Apple made with the RIAA/MPAA to get their content on iTunes

That's extremely unlikely. Jobs' artificially-imposed user restrictions on apple products exist because he makes tons of money off of them.
This is just like when he decided to put DRM on itunes tracks and refused to license fairplay in order to create vendor lock-in between itunes and the ipod.
Then, after everyone had already bought an ipod because it was the only way to play Jobs' DRM-encumbered music, he removed the DRM that he himself chose to implement. Yay steve! What a pioneer!

Of course, he later came out and claimed that the big, mean, record companies made him do it, but only stupid, gullible douchebags believed that.

If this is indeed an external attack on their servers, it would be sending an important message: "Don't try to screw your customers."
But another message being sent is "Don't try to use this DRM". If an attacker can get a software company to remove DRM like this from their games, then it seems like it might be easier than trying to bypass it when releasing pirated versions of the software.

In fact, it wouldn't make business sense not to do it.

XSS is a web application vulnerability, first and foremost.

"reach for my bluetooth headset, try to get it on my head and adjusted right, make sure it pairs properly with the phone, then answer the call." Wow, you are seriously doing it wrong.

I wonder how the cops feel about getting their time wasted by some moron who keeps reporting something that isn't illegal.

It's amazing what kids can do with computers, period. I think it's safe to say that these kids will soon be way more computer-savvy than their mom, if they aren't already. No reflection on her intelligence, kids just learn this stuff fast.

If I were her, I'd forget about software barriers to their computer (mis)use and just make sure I knew what they're doing.

You're confusing the NSA with the CIA. The NSA does SIGINT, the CIA does HUMINT and subversive operations.

Try "You can have this regular chocolate for 49 cents, or this 'fair trade' chocolate for 15 dollars".

Underwater subs?
My god, it's worse than I thought.