I do get 4 RM1 notes in my package and some other brochures, but not that slip.

So here I quote..

Actually if you research a bit (google for "KB922 problem") you will find that this patch does in fact break many different programs and Microsoft has already released patches for that:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924867/

Also, as for programs using kernel functions, lets do some quick checks, shall we ?

C:\>dumpbin /imports c:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe | findstr /i kernel
KERNEL32.dll

C:\>dumpbin /imports c:\WINDOWS\system32\mspaint.exe | findstr /i kernel
KERNEL32.dll
Bound to KERNEL32.dll [424377D2] Fri Mar 25 03:30:42 2005

kernel32.dll is not the actual kernel, but it certainly uses kernel functions to load and initialize stuff. I wont even talk about ntdll here. Good luck finding programs that do NOT use the kernel that are not viruses written in assembler.

The irony of this whole thing is that if EA had not put that slip of paper in the box, no one would have been concerned, but they went ahead and did the decent thing of letting people know what was going on, and people are all up in arms, claiming it's spyware, and an invasion of their privacy. What EA is doing here is LESS invasive than most websites you gladly visit. They don't tell you beforehand that they collect and store data on your PC through cookies and other such means.

That, too.