Hardware security in PCs to accompany new Windows

[Henry Spencer]

On Thu, 19 May 2005, Peter wrote:
> Why is a lockdown to hardware better knowing that todays hardware is not 
> expected to last 2 years of continuous operation ? A dongle or chipcard 
> can be pulled and put into the followup machine...

It would not surprise me in the slightest if the Official Microsoft Specs
required that the identifying hardware *not* be removable.  Chairman Bill
is not interested in making your life easy.

                                                          Henry Spencer
                                                       henry-lqW1N6Cllo0sV2N9l4h3zg at public.gmane.org

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