[Genesis defender]

If Microsoft claims Palladium will make your PC the safest it has ever been, hackers worldwide will just see it as a personal challenge. It's like a parent saying to their child, "Don't you dare look in that closet!" You know that child would immediately try anything to get in the closet. I predict Palladium would be cracked within a week of its official release.

[steve-b]

I predict Palladium would be cracked within a week of its official release.

And that's another reason why implementing mass-market user security in hardware is the dumbest idea this side of hiring Bill Clinton to chaperone the senior prom. You can't download new hardware over the Internet when the manufacturer releases a patch.