OK, I get the desire for DRM, but the current situation is unbearable. I
have about 25 tracks that I bought over a year ago from Napster. I
recently upgraded my computer and copied everything from the old
computer to the new one.

When I try to play my Napster tracks, WMP says it can't because I don't
have Napster installed. Here's my first problem. Microsoft makes WMP the
hub for all of the services music, and yet there's no central
authentication mechanism. Why can't WMP go out and authorize my
computer? I don't want to install Napster just to play my tracks.

So I break down and install Napster and sign in. Now when I try to play
the songs in WMP it pops up a dialog while it tries to acquire the
license. This dialog has what appears to be placeholder text for what
should be there. This is frustrating. I go into Napster and there's no
way to authorize my current computer. My only recourse was to delete all
of my Napster tracks and redownload all of them again. Most services
don't even let you do that.

Microsoft, DRM is a hassle and needs to work with the most minimal of
thought. Just because I bought a track from Napster's store a year ago,
I shouldn't have to install their software again. And if I do, it should
at least work without me having to delete all of my existing tracks and
redownload everything.

I'm not sure if others have had the same problems as I have, but this is
a real pain in the ass.