The older chart claims to project TPM module shipments, presumably by the TPM manufacturers, whereas the newer chart purports to project shipments of TPM enabled PCs, presumably by PC OEMs. So the acceleration reflected by the difference in projections (and possibly accurate "actual" numbers for 2005)may be even greater than the difference between the raw numbers with respect to the near term. Factoring in the time it takes to ship a TPM enabled PC after shipment of a TPM module (one month? Two?), the difference between the projections seems substantial?
If only we knew how relaible the numbers are . . .
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