Acer's TravelMate laptops arrive – complete with Microsoft Pluton chips

You can imagine the sighs of relief all round in Redmond, Washington this week as Acer launched its new TravelMate range, which has Microsoft's Pluton silicon built-in. acer travelmate p4 The TravelMate P4 The Pluton chip, Microsoft's take on securing devices, is not being entirely welcomed by everyone in the PC industry. …

[ShadowSystems]

Thanks for the warning.

Will avoid like the plague.

[Doctor Syntax]

"Pluton ... can be updated through Windows Update as the threat landscape evolves and changes."

But what is that threat landscape?

[simonb_london]

"But what is that threat landscape?" That's easy. Its Microsoft.