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Mac OS X Intel Kernel Uses DRM

Posted by timothy on from the folks-are-surprised-about-this-why-exactly? dept.

An anonymous reader submits "Several people have discovered that the new Intel kernel Apple has included with the Developer Kit DVD uses TCPA/TPM DRM. More specifically, it includes "a TCPA/Palladium implementation that uses a Infineon 1.1 chip which will prevent certain parts of the OS from working unless authorized."

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  1. Re:Damn Microsoft! by fsterman · · Score: 0, Troll

    Troll

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    Is there anything better than clicking through Microsoft ads on Slashdot?
  2. Re:Isn't this expected? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    youre forgetting that bill gates owns a segnificant portion of apple.

  3. Re:Erm... Linux also has this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Are you really that stupid or do you just pretend to be?