Aaaaaaaaand, in news that will shock everyone, Blizzard
backtracked. Real names will no longer be required when posting on the new Starcraft or World of Warcraft forums.
Still, it's safe to say that Blizzard has lost a measure of player trust, and a lot of people will be keeping a very close eye on them in future.
Be interesting to see how many subs they did lose over this. A lot of people cancelled (as did I), but I have no idea of the number.