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Jurak, let me tell you exactly what is wrong with TCPA.
Every society has its criminals, but also they do have lawyers, courts with judges and adjudicators, law makers and law enforcing police.
If I sold you any electronic machine on lease such that I can program it with bill-date lock-up algorithms, and if you fail to pay, you end up with a piece of junk; then I have enforced a law that I made and became the judge and the police altogether. So if that machine was a productivity tool of which you earn your living, you would most definitely fail to produce and comply even a little bit later. This forces you to borrow that money with huge interest to unlock your machine and live.

Even though you did owe me money I never had the right to be the judge, jury and police combined.
A criminal is not a criminal until it is proven and such proof demands professional law to avoid framing and monopoly.

That is why even though I fight against software piracy, I shall equally fight against monopoly and domination using disgusting methods such as the TCPA.
Consumers should never buy an electronic machine that contains an electronic cop-judge combined when the law maker is your technical opponent.
Microsoft and Intel are assuming that all potential customers are also potential criminals until they prove innocent, which is ridiculous. I would very certainly pay money to protect myself but why should anyone pay the price of electronic components and software development meant to protect M.S. and Intel from others? If that coalition lacks the monopoly we shall all take a turn and buy from their runner up competitor.
I would most certainly buy an Apple.