Ross's TCPA paper

[Peter Gutmann]

Eric Murray <ericm at lne.com> writes:
>On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 07:14:55PM +1200, Peter Gutmann wrote:
>>From a purely economic perspectice, I can't see how this will fly.  I'll pull a
>>random figure of $5 out of thin air (well, I saw it mentioned somewhere but
>>can't remember the source) as the additional manufacturing cost for the TCPA
>>hardware components.  Motherboard manufacturers go through redesigns in order
>>to save cents in manufacturing costs, and they're expected to add $5 to their
>>manufacturing cost just to help Microsoft manage its piracy problem?
>
>Motherboard makers don't pay for it.  Microsoft pays for it.

Hmm, I can just see it now, Windows 2005 ships as three CDs, a 400-page EULA, a
fine-tip soldering iron, a magnifying glass, an EMBASSY chip, and a copy of
"SMD Soldering for Dummies".

Peter.