It's likely that this legislation is aimed more at the PC sub-industry than at the computer industry as a whole. PC makers are having trouble making money right now--sales of new PCs are down. If network services start disallowing connections from non-trusted PCs, that'll force a large one-time upgrade, which is exactly what PC makers would love to see.
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It's likely that this legislation is aimed more at the PC sub-industry than at the computer industry as a whole. PC makers are having trouble making money right now--sales of new PCs are down. If network services start disallowing connections from non-trusted PCs, that'll force a large one-time upgrade, which is exactly what PC makers would love to see.