Trusted Computing Rollout Hits the Desktop

Alsee writes "Previously appearing in a few rare laptops, ExtremeTech reports on the first major computer manufacturer making a full scale Trusted Computing rollout. Samsung will now install the Phoenix Core Managed Environment (cME) BIOS in every computer they make. Previous Slashdot reports on this BIOS include Phoenix Bios to Incorporate DRM and Microsoft Taking Over the BIOS."

Comments

For want of a CD the machine is lost?

[Ashtead]

OS backup on the same drive -- so when the drive goes, the OS goes along with it. Bad idea.

IIRC, some older Compaq-machines had this sort of thing with their BIOS; once the disk went bad on these, that was it. Instant boat-anchor.

Then there is the question of allowing other OSes on there besides or instead of the supplied one... Monopoly and anti-trust issues anyone?

Re:What really worries me

[hasdikarlsam]

Well, any BIOS that implements DRM certainly isn't going to let you replace it, much less read it. That would rather defeat the purpose, would't it?