As I've noted, according to a reliable source, Microsoft is a vendor of software for DMS, so although its not part of the products Merriman is mentioning, there are key escrow features in some software being delivered by Microsoft. Perry Blanc Weber says:
From: David K. Merriman
It has been brought up on the Cypherpunks mailing list that Microsoft is proposing to include public-key escrow as a *built-in* "function" of future products - Chicago and Daytona have been specifically mentioned. ...................................................................... ..........
No, this is not correct. It was speculation from Tim May on possible developments, based on his interpretation of recent events and on email which I sent to him. This email was referring to the fact that his concerns notwithstanding, it is not an easy thing to implement a privately-held key escrow system into a desktop operating system, that Microsoft is not talking about implementing a 'software Clipper', and is presently only *examining* the international ramifications of software key-escrow and non-escrowed strong encryption security.
Please give it this question the benefit of the doubt and postpone your conclusions about this until I can get an official statement, thanks.
Blanc