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by sudosysgen 1052 days ago
Of course they make money that way, because Netflix and co want DRM and they don't want you to stop watching Netflix on Windows and have to do it on your phone. So they'll go and make TPMs happen.

Also, Microsoft makes a lot of money from videogames, and TPMs help enforce microtransactions in single player games if nothing else.

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That's just a game of chicken neither player wants to admit. "Netflix drops Windows 11, Microsoft launches new subscription service," ain't gonna be good for Netflix.