Intel Chip and DRM

[Dan Shafer]

Earlier today, Chipp and I were yakking on the phone about some of  
the implications of the Apple bombshell. He mentioned that he  
wondered if activations would become as difficult and cumbersome for  
Mac users as they are now for Windows users because of the use of DRM  
technology.

Here's what Tidbits had to say on the subject a few minutes ago:

**DRM in the Chip** -- One aspect of this transition that could
   prove interesting, in all positive and negative connotations
   of the word, is the so-called "trusted computing" capabilities
   of Intel's CPUs. Little has been done with them yet, but as we
   understand these capabilities, they're designed to work with
   a Microsoft digital rights management (DRM) system. There's
   no telling if or how they may play into Apple's existing music
   or future video plans.




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Dan Shafer, Co-Chair
RevConWest '05
June 17-18, 2005, Monterey, California
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