No DRM in x86 Macs? Maybe.

C.K. asks why the news about DRM in the x86 developer boxes wasn't debunked sooner. The thing is, I don't remeber that ever being news. I remember news that Apple had included TCPM/Palladium code in the lasest devel kernels. I remember some reports about Apple planning to include an EDID chip on comsumer products. I even remember some speculation about which DRM-ready chipsets they're planning to use. In production models.

Today's supposed "exclusive" "scoop" doesn't change any of that. We already knew what was on those boards. We've seen the pics, even if OfB hasn't. We've had the specs for weeks. And the fact still remains that there's TCPM code in the kernel, and all of Intel's consumer line is slated for TCPM compatibility in the near future. It doesn't matter what Apple is shipping developers on short notice. It matters what they're going to ship consumers. And whether they're going to do it with malice aforethought.