I’ve read speculation in a number of places that the real reason that Apple is moving to Intel is that Intel chips will soon have DRM baked in that enables media companies to bind songs, movies, or software to a particular CPU. The theory is that Hollywood is demanding that Apple provide this sort of DRM before they will license certain content to Apple. Ed Felten believes that the DRM reason is improbable.
The DRM theory
June 7, 2005
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