Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

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Greg

Perhaps they could but the reasons for not wanting to do so now can be myriad. You are suggesting in your circumspect way that the reason is that TPMs will not be here long enough to justify such an investment and effort. Possible. I can also believe that such an integration would be too costly today or technologically easier and more appropriate in the future. Or they have other fish to fry with a higher priority.

I do agree with your premise that just because a certain approach is taking hold now, some companies may seek competitive advantage by changing the approach once trusted computing takes hold. I'm less convinced that someone like Intel would throw all this away soon before trusted computing takes hold and introduce something entirely different. Unless of course the TPM approach really doesn't work at all but that would negate the first premise.