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With TPM requirement, MS succesfully shot itself in the foot. With TPMs sold out around the world for the next 12-18 months, and Windows 10 still being offered
by baybal2 5y ago
With TPM requirement, MS succesfully shot itself in the foot.
With TPMs sold out around the world for the next 12-18 months, and Windows 10 still being offered to OEMs, Microsoft has assured that legal installs of Win11 will be almost unheard of.
They have just assured the revival of the long since tamed WaREz culture.
P.S. Some lucky chip hoarders made a fortune, just look at this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174871167203 https://www.ebay.com/itm/174871167203
TPM chips cost literal cents up until recently, now $100
- ch_123 5y agoMost x86 CPUs from the last 3-4 years include firmware-level TPM support and do not require the modules you are talking about, so there will be uptake amongst people with computers made in that timeframe. (I am not defending Microsoft's decision, just pointing out that your claim is incorrect)
- baybal2 5y agoDepending on SKUs, Intel PTT may be is fused off. Some new laptops with dated bioses still don't have the firmware code to enable it. So yes, if Microsoft spurs the OEMs, they can make the transition going a bit faster.