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They're demanding a way to handle or ban cheater, not requiring TPM, that's a non sequitur.

You're being disingenuous here, or just missing the point. The point being made was the gamers are demanding game developers stop cheaters... and that secure boot (and related ways to lock down the computer) is one of the primary tools they know to use to do that.

> The point being made was the gamers are demanding game developers stop cheaters... and that secure boot (and related ways to lock down the computer) is one of the primary tools they know to use to do that.

That's akin to saying that, as people want security on the street, mandatory strip search as soon as your exit your home is fair game.

Asking for a result doesn't give a blank-check for all the measures taken toward this result.

I agree, but it doesn't change the fact that it's one of the primary reasons they're doing it. And "strip searches on the street" may not happen, but "Stop and Frisk" certainly is/was. And it was very much done because people were complaining about crime and safety. And it was done regardless of whether or not it was right, or effective, or even legal.

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