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Originally Posted by Wildcat
It's important to remember that A) There are more nations than just USA, UK, EU, etc.. B) Those other nations manufacture all of the electronics that we use. C) Most of them will probably not conform to something that destroys their own internal ability to utilise those electronics.
So we're pretty safe from any sweeping changes microsoft wants to force on anyone. Think you're going to get chinese motherboard manufacturers to force hardware license checking into their designs? Maybe for American hardware only, no one else is going to comply though.
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All partially correct. The problem comes with the USA. The US typically can dictate what does or does not happen because you really don't want to lose your trade agreements with them over something many leaders would probably consider petty.
What was the last numbers? The US manufactures 1/3rd of all Gross World Product and consumes 2/3rds of it right off the bat? That may be getting old since I think China is enchroaching on those numbers, but the consuming side however may have actually increased! Basically, make your product to US standards unless you plan on producing for a niche market. The moral of the story is, you probably have no choice since the EU seems to follow suite.
-S