Hey Ladymargot,
I think German news magazine has only scratched the surface .....if NSA has collaborated with Microsoft as per what they have admitted then they have done a lot more then just adding spyware to Vista.
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archive...s_micro_1.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/...asecure_1.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...010801352.html
Cheers