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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Brian Hutcheson who wrote (43636)12/19/1998 1:57:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson  Read Replies (1) of 1573683
 
Brian, I see the "hound from Hell" dogs our footsteps. Intel has yet another proprietary device it wants to foist on us. A flash chip guardian to stop software piracy with individual system signatures, like a built in dongle. I can see the rush to that one. But I must admit the CD rom copiers have been hollowing out the software industry since the blanks fell to $1 and copiers are $250.
Will it succeed?, dog knows.
But it will start with a nil installed base and will need software publishers to either make two/three versions.(1 unprotected, 1 dongled and 1 with the new Intel method)
It will also be useable for the coming wave of self published books for $2-3 royalty direct to the authors, bypassing the publisher/paper/amazon route. Lots of damage potential there and also sales potential.

Bill

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