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Gilmore On Hardware-Restricted Content

Posted by timothy on from the all-in-wonder dept.

An unnamed reader links to John Gilmore's explanation of just why it's a bad idea to let companies (Intel in particular) cave to industry demands for so-called content protection in hardware. The upshot is that if such measures really are built in, the general-purpose computer may not have long to live.

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  1. who cares, AMDs are better any ways by cliche · · Score: 1, Funny

    if intel starts doing crap like this, it could help AMD if where lucky. more busness to amd = bigger budget = better processors.

    1. Re:who cares, AMDs are better any ways by cheezedawg · · Score: 2, Funny

      You need to do some more homework- Intel started this secure environment initiative when they found out that AMD was already working with Microsoft on their own secure environment initiative. Intel has been playing catch-up to AMD.

      --
      "The defense of freedom requires the advance of freedom" - George W Bush
  2. Re:Personally... by archen · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dont get me wrong - America is a great country with many fine people - but your politics SUCK!!

    And this makes us different from the rest of the world how? =P