Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

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Weby--Fact: Vista Ultimate, which requires a TPM, will be marketed primarily to the consumer.

http://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/sample/DOMIS/update/2006/04apr/0406meiwv.htm

"Windows Vista Ultimate targets consumers who want every feature of Windows Vista. A particular target is high-end laptops used at both home and at work. While Microsoft says this will be a consumer edition, and not eligible for volume licensing, it will be a full superset of Windows Vista Enterprise and so will offer businesses without SA or an EA a way to get features such as MUI and BitLocker Drive Encryption."

Fact: Vista Ultimate is all about cutting edge ENTERTAINMENT combined with "advanced infrastructure features of a business-focused operating system..."

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/editions/ultimate.mspx

"Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Ultimate is the most comprehensive edition of Windows Vista. It is the first operating system that combines all of the advanced infrastructure features of a business-focused operating system, all of the management and efficiency features of a mobility-focused operating system, and all of the digital entertainment features of a consumer-focused operating system. For the person who wants one operating system that is great for working from home, working on the road, and for entertainment, Windows Vista Ultimate is the operating system that lets you have it all."

FACT: This doesn't have to play out initially as a full blown TPM DRM extravaganza. For example:

http://strange.corante.com/archives/2006/03/27/changing_media_digital_rights_managment.php


Thinking about all sort of problems of getting round. MS want it everywhere - your computer, phone, PDA, even your watch.

Some business models that DRM could support:

- Live events: you don't care if it's shared the next day, it's live that counts.
- Highly select, time-sensitivie audiences, customised information provided to individual recipients, e.g. Oscar judges. Last year for the first time it was found that an Oscar screener was leaked, and the judge who leaked it was fined. Customised data that only needs protecting for a short time.
- Highly interactive systems, such as games. Even if someone breaks it, it doesn't matter, because they can't keep breaking it. "