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Blackfire01001 t1_ja04cvl wrote

Reply to comment by Kursem_v2 in Windows 10 users are being offered a Windows 11 upgrade despite not meeting the requirements by GOR098

My software should not be tied to my Hardware Or vice versa

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Kursem_v2 t1_ja04klu wrote

what do you mean? software has always been requiring features from hardware to work properly.

EDIT: I'm genuinely curious here, would someone kindly answer me instead of just downvoting? I don't mind the downvote, but none has answered my question so far...

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altrdgenetics t1_ja1h0fq wrote

This can lead to a future of serial number locking. Meaning 1 PC license no longer means one install but one install to a specific device, non-transferable

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Kursem_v2 t1_ja1mfy5 wrote

this has been the case to an extend, though. if you replaces part of your hardware, you might lose your windows license.

and, that doesn't requires TPM, it only needs your hardware IDs. so TPM are irrelevant to that future.

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