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The point of Windows 11 isn't to provide new features to the end user, it's to establish "security" (read: DRM) APIs as a core part of the OS and ensure they ar
by spicyjpeg 4y ago
The point of Windows 11 isn't to provide new features to the end user, it's to establish "security" (read: DRM) APIs as a core part of the OS and ensure they are guaranteed to be available as a baseline feature on every Windows 11 machine, something Microsoft could not do simply by releasing a Windows 10 update due to the TPM hardware requirement. The end goal is to enable developers, including Microsoft themselves, to ship software that can refuse to run if you installed a driver not blessed by Microsoft or have otherwise tampered with the OS.
And yes, many companies definitely want this. Some anti-cheat solutions have already jumped on the remote attestation bandwagon and make use of the TPM when running on Windows 11, with Windows 10 being temporarily exempt from the requirement (not unlike what happened with SafetyNet and the "basic" attestation fallback/loophole). It's only a matter of time until Windows 10 is left behind and everything starts requiring remote attestation. After all the McDonald's Android app requires SafetyNet, so why shouldn't <insert expensive software suite here> also make sure you are not having too much fun with it?