Oh I know.. I heard about this. It's a trend to try to lock down hardware in such a way as to make them not meet that "general computing" standard that would otherwise demand an open platform that you can install your own operating system or even software onto. I don't understand why the US government doesn't crack down more on these abuses. The US Constitution clearly lays out the INTENTS for copyrights and patents as "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts." If the INTENT is spelled out, why would you allow copyrights and patents to be abused, particularly when the evidence clearly shows such abuse working AGAINST said intents? What the f***??