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by amelius 2597 days ago
It is still possible that large companies apply vertical integration to the extent that general purpose components become difficult to obtain.
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Weve been on this road for a long time unfortunately with hdcp, region coding, and the contamination of the ecosystem by IME and similar systems. The new open source risc architectures at least offer a glimmer of hope