A couple of Microsoft kickers Options

[keno]

Here's a couple of interesting things going on with Microsoft these days.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/05/07...y.ap/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/05/0...reut/index.html

[usr.c]

Users can opt to "turn off" the system when it becomes available, most likely in the next generation of Windows expected in 2004 or 2005. But doing so might well severely hamper consumers' access to digital information that's important to them -- and which may indeed be necessary in their work environment.

I haven't really read anything about this new technology before, but if I understood the article correctly: The security measure integrated into hardware is not effective without software that utilizes it?