there is a good side to this, microsoft will most probably kill themselves.
the BIG linux companies (like rehat) will develop machines without these chips, and redhat would more than likely become the most used OS in the world.
Amiga's will still be alive, and will grow (with the possibility of an Amiga One style amiga becoming a big seller)
Apple would probably say "feck this, we're not stupid" and also develop mac's without this chip. But that's not certain, Apple could easily be behind this project.
If there is something in a new law, saying all computer's must have these chips, i'd ask- "Define what a computer is".
It's a fantastically stupid idea, and could cause the death of the modern day PC, which in turn will be replaced by games consoles with operating system's.
They seem to forget, that without hackers and crackers, we wouldn't be where we are today. Micosoft would still just be the dream of a little nerd (pointing no fingers at who).
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