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So much for <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/34804.html">Hewlett-Packard</a>.
Like it or not, the file-sharing genie is out of the bottle. There are people who are buying computers _solely_ for peer-to-peer. And Carly Fiorina thinks that declaring "we're going to build DRM into every one of our consumer devices" is going to HELP sales?
"Hi! Compared to our competitors, we're crippled! Buy us!"
As for myself, with further consideration, a laptop is still tempting... but getting one with a real, working graphics card in it (as in, something that won't totally choke and gag on single-player 3D gaming) will cost a fortune. Getting a custom second desktop may be a more cost-effective option.
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