Intel: No "unannounced" DRM technology in Pentium D processors

[WastelandDan]

Tom's Hardware Guide Reports: (http://www.tomshardware.com/hardnews/20050603_132207.html)

Intel reacted to accusations the new dual-core Pentium D processors would integrate new technologies to prevent unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted materials. Intel spokeswoman Kari Skoog said the reports were "wrong" and that "there are no unannounced DRM technologies implemented in the Intel Pentium D processor or in the new Intel 945 Express chipset."

While not true gaming news, it's still good to hear. Let's just hope it's true.

[B_Money]

Sounds like Intel learned thier lesson after the processor id scandal a few years back.

[StGeorge]

Read what it says "there are no _unannounced_ DRM techonology" (emphasis mine). That means that they will soon "announce" these DRM technologies. I hate PR cretins.

[Namielus]

As a hardware manufacturer what would be the point of restricting the number of software applicatoins to run on it?

With that in mind any chip manufacturer would be shooting themselves in the foot adding something like a DRM system into their product.

[EDIT]

Console systems are a completely different matter.

[if76]

Yeah I don't know why any company would do this without a government mandate or something. It's not like it's gonna help them sell more chips.

[mister_slim]

DRM won't show up until MS requires it from AMD and Intel both. There's no point in Intel giving AMD such a good PR point.

[Klade]

A hardware manufacturer would put DRM in their chips for the same reason they do everything else, to make money. If they could sell the rights to use the DRM to software companies they could look forward to a good deal of profit. That being said any such effort would be doomed to fail against the intelligent consumer who has beaten every anti-piracy measure to-date.

[Varsity]

What have consumers got to do with beating DRM, and what does that have to do with it being put in hardware to make money?

[Fonz]

Im a Proud AMD user since 1999 and never looked back :). Price per preformance is much better :). I just cant see how they can control this though, all the older software and what about all the mods for games and such, ie cosmos for WoW, will it think its a crack? I can see this maybe being possible with operating systems or prepackaged vendor software on desktops.

[falak]

I wouldn't quite declare AMD to be a bastion of freedom just yet. When the time comes they'll be standing next to Intel and all the other industry leaders, telling you why you need this. I guess Microsoft could then start deciding who gets the pre-installation license and who gets to sell naked PCs*. These processors may find themselves in a lot of homes.

* - I don't know how legal this practice would be.

[Rakael]

Thats why I ONLY run AMD. Haven't let me down yet. I haven't liked Intel since I first got my hands on that very first AMD chip...and damn if I can't think of its name. Anyways, it was that 500mhz slot A job, great fucking chip. Still runs in my server as a matter of fact.

[chechenepiphany]

Read what it says "there are no _unannounced_ DRM techonology" (emphasis mine). That means that they will soon "announce" these DRM technologies. I hate PR cretins.
actually, it means that there are no such technologies to be announced. it doesnt say "there are no announced DRM technologies", it says "there are no unannounced DRM technologies". i think youve got it backwards.

[Klade]

What have consumers got to do with beating DRM, and what does that have to do with it being put in hardware to make money?

The intelligent consumer is the one who has the knowledge to install patches and cracks, who knows how to get around disc protection. Anti-piracy has never effected this person and it never will. However this is the minority of the population, the rest have just enough knowledge to put attachments in email. This is the audience that DRM is designed for.

DRM can easily make the hardware companies a lot of money by them selling said service to software companies. They go to a software company and say they will sell them the ability to interface with their hardware DRM thus making it impossible for most consumers (ie: not the intelligent consumer) to pirate their software. When enough software companies pay a hardware company for this access then they make money.