| Not to forget TCPA through the backdoor. Aka TPM 2.0 required.
In the 2000s we demonstrated and fought against this.
20 years later people are so apathetic and M$ just decides that TPM 2.0 is a required hardware feature. I only use Windows for playing games. Other irreplaceable software would be DAWs. I don't see why I should have to buy a new computer, a "cheap" AMD-only system would cost 2.5k eur. An Intel/Nvidia system 5k, because of the ridiculous Nvidia GPU price and the high (600+ eur) motherboard price if you want ECC RAM. What do I gain? A computer that is potentially controlled by external sources. Where someone else decides what I can and can't do with it. Why hasn't there been an outrage when they said TPM 2.0 was required? I will not "upgrade". I'm sure they'll find a way to force me.
The games that I play don't require top notch hardware. Those "AAA" titles are honestly 100% completely uninteresting.
80 eur for NFS unbound where they removed the coop aspect of the story game vs the previous version? Are they on crack? A bunch of remakes and remasters? Pokémon, Mario aka console titles? I don't feel like they're even trying anymore. I'm probably too old and no longer part of the target audience. MSN, I never read it anyway. I will not install a consumer OS that requires a TPM chip. |