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Anybody that sees a problem with this isn't being "tech savvy", he is just being tech-ignorant. I can't BELIEVE that people pretending to be technical see a problem with hardware protection of memory. Glad you guys weren't doing posts like this when the 286 and 386 came around we'd really all be in the dark ages (Real Mode) then. What makes OSs stable these days is the fact that they are using protected memory schemes, implemented in hardware. Go read a good book on CPUs!

Common on. A feature that prevents the CPU or triggers an exception when out-of-bounds memory written to is an unmitigated awesome feature. It will probably make everything more stable. Less applications crashing due to run-away CPUs.

This has nothing to do with DRM and as far as I can tell any mention of DRM or any other conspiracy in this context, is just trolling by tech wanna-bees!

Microsoft's memory management probably has to be modified to take advantage of the feature.

I'm still curious though, how would you protect the stack or is that virtualized on a windows system too?
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cpu controls files (DRM)  JWatson77 | 01/08/04
I agree  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/08/04
This isn't rocket science  MeMyselfAndI_z | 01/09/04
Please  NemesisNL | 01/11/04
What are you talking about?  MeMyselfAndI_z | 01/09/04
Microsoft Windows !  mbraincell@... | 01/08/04
Buffer overflows...  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/08/04
Its a feature.  George Mitchell | 01/08/04
didnt you know  doh123 | 01/08/04
Not just for windows  Prognosticator | 01/09/04
Good move by the chipmakers ... finally.  George Mitchell | 01/08/04
Good Move ??  nite_w0lf | 01/08/04
Like what your excellency...  JoeMama_z | 01/08/04
Like chip tracking  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/09/04
You watched to much XFiles...  dg mh | 01/09/04
Right..and the serial numbers put into the PIIIs...  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/09/04
Get over the Serial Number thing.  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
Find something legitimate to complain about Bit  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/09/04
Grinder and dignity??? Buwahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/10/04
You didn't watch enough  NemesisNL | 01/11/04
Disabled in Montana  Prognosticator | 01/09/04
Tech savvy?  MeMyselfAndI_z | 01/09/04
Not part of DRM or Spyware  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
Not part of DRM ??  nite_w0lf | 01/09/04
Activate is a poor choice of words.  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
Have fun being spied on Bit!  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/09/04
Way of Life!!!  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
dangerous thinking  Rembrandt Pussyhorse | 01/09/04
You already have!  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
That's exactly what he's saying...  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/09/04
Hey Axe!  ShadeTree | 01/09/04
Way of Life indeed!!  NemesisNL | 01/11/04
(NT) Since SuSE is shipping 64 bit Linux why wait for Microsoft?  Update victim | 01/09/04
Ahhh....but!!  NemesisNL | 01/11/04
Another full-of-**** article that conveys wrong information  bluefoxicy | 07/17/04

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