I think the real problem is that paying $56 to have a mobile phone is "Not so bad" to you.

Exactly! Saying that this is the developer's fault is a bit of a cop-out for Microsoft.

Works great. Can be encrypted on the client so no one can access it. Including you if you lose your keys. Rates are reasonable...usually a few dollars a month. I backup all my photos, videos, documents, etc... this way.

While I agree that free realms do have broader appeal, why does that have to be the all we get? I pay to play WoW because to me it is worth it...or used to be anyway. The game has become..well..in all honesty a joke. I have been playing since the day it came out. Sure, make games that are free to play so that you can draw in the 13 year olds. But that shouldn't stop game developers from making games, that are subscription based that do have the separation that a lot of more mature players want.

This does not fair well for all the World of Warcraft players in Australia. Blizzard "legally" uses p2p to distribute patches and such. I guess only one question remains to be asked to all Australian WoW players...Can I have your stuff? Sorry, it had to be said.