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Pentium D ships with built-in DRM
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That actually really scary. Think about that, if hackers were able to remotely do ANYthing to your computer.
Slashdot has picked up this story.
Here's a link to an Inquirer article that clarifies that the DRM will "help implement" Microsoft's DRM. It adds that Microsoft's future OS is expected to implement the hardware features in full.
Adds another dimension to my understanding of Wintel.
Here's a link to an Inquirer article that clarifies that the DRM will "help implement" Microsoft's DRM. It adds that Microsoft's future OS is expected to implement the hardware features in full.
Adds another dimension to my understanding of Wintel.
rosalindavenue said:DRM= Digital Rights Management-- This is interesting, if a little cryptic:
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Yet another reason to hope Apple doesn't go to intel......
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/129119/
Bah, nobody noticed when I posted...
Of course it's supposed to be a feature -- a feature which lets Microsoft and Microsoft alone dictate what software can be run on a PC. This goes back to the long dreaded "Palladium" security platform of theirs. Once the hardware truly becomes Windows-specific, no other software vendor will stand a chance of making any money. But hey, "users will reap the rewards of security" as the press will claim.
Maybe DRM should be added to hardware, but they shouldn't make it software/operating system specific.
DRM = bad idea!
DRM does nothing except have the big money makers feel secure that they're making all the money they can. It hurts the little guys and is a complete pain in the @ss to the rest of us.
Example:
Star Wars Episode III was released as a Bit Torrent hours before the opening of the movie. Did that hurt the bottom line? You tell me.
I saw a portion of the Torrent. The quality was awful. Not being a big fan, I was impressed enough to really WANT to see it at the theater (I was going to wait for the video to come out). So, Lucas is going to get my money because I caught a peek at an illegal download....go figure.
DRM does nothing except have the big money makers feel secure that they're making all the money they can. It hurts the little guys and is a complete pain in the @ss to the rest of us.
Example:
Star Wars Episode III was released as a Bit Torrent hours before the opening of the movie. Did that hurt the bottom line? You tell me.
I saw a portion of the Torrent. The quality was awful. Not being a big fan, I was impressed enough to really WANT to see it at the theater (I was going to wait for the video to come out). So, Lucas is going to get my money because I caught a peek at an illegal download....go figure.
Thank Goodness for AMD ......
Hector u should be the last one even considering an Intel System , if u ever get any Intel Product I will never let you hear the end of it.
Hector u should be the last one even considering an Intel System , if u ever get any Intel Product I will never let you hear the end of it.
Mechcozmo said:
This would be the real error message.
User clicks to download an illegal movie. Downloaded, he opens it and types in his username and password to run the file:
"Warning. Windows has detected illegal activity. Click Abort to end the program, Retry to see if we will catch that mistake again, or Cancel to continue running the program."
OPTIONS ARE: Ok
My last Intel box (Northwood 2.8 GHz... no Prescott or later for me thanks) is now my LAST Intel box.
Of course, I and a few others were saying this a year ago, but they called us paranoid.
"A trusted resource is one that has the potential to break security." - The Pentagon, referring to the whole concept of trusted resources, computing or otherwise.
Think about the above statement. You will soon be trusting your computer (and by extension, MS). Previously, there was no need to trust it, because it couldn't break your security. And frankly, I don't trust or want to trust Microsoft or Intel.
Trusted Computing is, for you, LESS secure than what we have now.
For Microsoft and Intel, it's more secure, but I'd rather have ME be in control of my data, not Microsoft and Intel.
Of course, I and a few others were saying this a year ago, but they called us paranoid.
"A trusted resource is one that has the potential to break security." - The Pentagon, referring to the whole concept of trusted resources, computing or otherwise.
Think about the above statement. You will soon be trusting your computer (and by extension, MS). Previously, there was no need to trust it, because it couldn't break your security. And frankly, I don't trust or want to trust Microsoft or Intel.
Trusted Computing is, for you, LESS secure than what we have now.
For Microsoft and Intel, it's more secure, but I'd rather have ME be in control of my data, not Microsoft and Intel.
jiggie2g said:Thank Goodness for AMD ......
Hector u should be the last one even considering an Intel System , if u ever get any Intel Product I will never let you hear the end of it.
i'm an SMP addict, and i cant afford an X2, my peltier failed and blew up my pc so i need a new rig, and the entry pentium D was not too much, but meh screw that now.
Well, look at it this way: knowing this may help drive some people to the Mac platform. (Assuming Apple, God forbid, doesn't follow suit.)
Thomas Veil said:
You think it takes IBM a long time to churn out chips now, if Apple implemented this, all updates would be 18 months apart.
Too bad 90% of the world doesn't know what DRM means, and would have no effect on them buying a PC.