So what do people think of TPM, supposedly why they're doing this?
this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2023
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I'm suspicious, thankfully we have a larger ecosystem of Linux hardware these days so we're not totally dependent on windows PCs
It's clearly a move to gain control of what people's computers will be allowed to run and what information they'll be allowed to see.
There were already attempts to implement this at the start of the consumer internet days by Microsoft and others, which failed then because many early internet users were paying attention and knew what was being attempted. This time I'm not sure that we'll be able to stop it without structural changes to society.
I'm about to abandon/relegate my old Windows 10 PC to a backup, and replacing it with a raspberry pi 5 running Mint. I'm trying to run quieter with less power consumption.
win10 is still supported for 3 more years - if you pay for it.