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The Dangers of Microsoft Pluton

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metadat ◴[] No.32234045[source]
Ew. Why are all the chip manufacturers going along with this stupid plan? I want to buy a processor and then own it and have it work in my best interests, not consume electricity and generatie heat enforcing draconian 3rd party DRM policies.
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1. goodpoint ◴[] No.32236170[source]
> Why are all the chip manufacturers going along with this stupid plan?

Because the music/movie industry benefits from DRM and made agreements with the software and hardware industry.

Also NSA and the military complex benefit enormously from having control over hardware around the world.