Interesting point Fronties~ I have been trying to get my head around the economics of this as well.

I suspect that OEMs will like the idea (if it really works) because it would make a massive reduction in helpdesk calls. I don't think that they get that many RTBs due to malware?

I think I saw some stats from Dell a while back where they said 60% of calls were due to malware.

Independent repair shops won't like them because I reckon they make a good 40% of their revenue from fixing malware related problems.

Until this thread, I was not even aware that they existed .................been living in the boondocks dodging seagull s*** for too long it would seem?

I really cannot say much more until I get my hands on one.................and I was wondering what to buy myself for Christmas (apart from liver and kidney failure )

Cheers