[PrimeMcFly]

I know they are trying, but there will always be people with the knowledge to resist, like the HN crowd.

I can see more devices like iphones being sold and locked down, but I can't see open computers not being sold anymore, not so long as there are companies and people with a will to make them. Look at System76 as an example.

[autoexec]

It's happening already. "Trusted Computing" is only the start. Can you even buy a CPU that isn't filled with that shit? Or a motherboard where every last chip is open/fully documented and verifiable?

[fsflover]

Try to watch Netflix on System76 computers in 4k. I heard it's impossible.

[PrimeMcFly]

Hence piracy.

[fsflover]

I hope you're doing it anonymously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37016638

[PrimeMcFly]

Not even slightly worried. In the US they have to notify the ISP first and there is a 'strikes' system.

Most ISPs don't care.