Yeah it is a bit, however, I think VISTA stories should be posted as much as possible so more people have a chance to see the problems before switching to it.
I wouldn't count piracy as a problem most people will experience with Vista. Most people switch operating systems only when buying a new PC, so they won't deal with that.
They will deal with a flood of attacks on Vista's new network stack, though.
Well, if they made their top version of Vista ony $100 instead of $300+, it wouldn't be pirated as much.
Fully useable versions will be for sale in the plazas of Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Saigon, Beijing, etc.
Nothing is pirate proof.