[Bush2000]

And if it should ever become mandatory, watch the bootleg market for mobos with it. Imagine turning PC smuggling into a multi-billion dollar busienss!

You're kidding yourself. When it comes to people getting high, they're willing to do just about anything. But crack open a case and work on a motherboard? Get real. It's a hobbyists' niche.

[eno_]

They will. When I saw 100-packs of CDR blanks in mall kiosks, I knew it was over for the major labels. "White box" PCs are 30% of the market now. People do roll their own now, and increasingly will if that is what it takes to keep evil like Fritz chips out of their PCs.

[rdb3]

Get real. It's a hobbyists' niche.

I have to agree with you here. Not everyone wants to work inside his or her box. They feel it's intimidating (even tho' it's really quite simple to build an entire system from the case up).