Price is the total with the necessary, 512Mb, 80gb HDD, Faster processor, wireless keyboard, BT, Wireless ethernet and superdrive. Excluding a monitor.
Seems expensive ? How about a Nanode?.... ah but these are now Q2 / 05.
Okay mistrust of Microsoft aside, the only way of getting real security is through digital PKI based authentication and this needs to be tied to hardware in the same way as a smart card.
Think of Palladium as a smart card pre-built into your PC.
It can't be worse than the current level of security abuse, spam, worms, virus etc.
Again not saying that Microsoft are the best people to be doing this but the idea is basically sound.
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Price is the total with the necessary, 512Mb, 80gb HDD, Faster processor, wireless keyboard, BT, Wireless ethernet and superdrive. Excluding a monitor.
Seems expensive ? How about a Nanode?.... ah but these are now Q2 / 05.
....A big fat nothing at CES.
Apple have the mo ! The times are a-changing.
Okay mistrust of Microsoft aside, the only way of getting real security is through digital PKI based authentication and this needs to be tied to hardware in the same way as a smart card.
Think of Palladium as a smart card pre-built into your PC.
It can't be worse than the current level of security abuse, spam, worms, virus etc.
Again not saying that Microsoft are the best people to be doing this but the idea is basically sound.
If they sold follow-on maintenance at (say) 5-10% per annum then you not only have a white elephant but one which needs regular feeding !
Used ORACLE once... never again... the horror...