The Dangers of Microsoft Pluton

>>gjsman+(OP)
I'm not hyped about most of the DRM stuff (and yeah, frog boiling is definitely a worry, though I don't know how we could ever end up with devices that can't boot alternative OSes just cuz of how servers are set up).

But I am personally glad to see hardware-level key stores show up on all CPUs. Maybe this is already a thing and I'm being duped by Apple for thinking it's good, but it feels good to me.

>>rtpg+56
I'm not really worried myself that alternative Operating Systems will be locked out. However, I am concerned that the functionality of alternative Operating Systems will be locked out. If you see the (speculative but grounded) area near the end of the article - imagine if assertion becomes popular for things such as games or digital movies or the school WiFi. Your Linux PC will never be able to do that, and WINE (probably) won't be able to help. Won't stop you from hosting a server, but it will make it much harder to enjoy a Linux desktop. That's an issue.

>>gjsman+R6
> imagine if assertion becomes popular for things such as [...] digital movies

You don't need that. Streaming is already crippled on Linux. Hell, Netflix won't even stream full quality on Chrome!

> https://help.netflix.com/en/node/13444

    4K Ultra HD on a computer

    Netflix is available in Ultra HD on Windows and Mac computers with:

      Microsoft Edge for Windows

      Windows app for Windows 10 and Windows 11

      Safari for MacOS 11.0 or later

>>vladva+6g
I have netflix, but also a usenet server account and many TB of disk. I might cancel the first, if the added value becomes too small.

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