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You know, I am strongly against PC's being locked down against user freedom, but I'm mostly fine with #DRM on #videogame consoles. It is fairer to the game developers, as it makes it more difficult to pirate games and run pirated copies.
In my opinion, your PC being free of DRM and lockdowns should be a right at this point, but why would we need that right on a computer solely for recreational purposes, to the detriment of its content creators?
@golemwire
I agree, except that anyone should be able to flip a hidden switch on hardware they own that:
1) Formats the disk (overwrites first MB or so of encrypted volume)
2) Marks a CPU fuse/flag saying that this device no longer plays DRM games or runs the console OS
3) Unlocks the bootloader
4) Exposes full hardware access to any OS or software you choose to install
This should be standard on ALL hardware sold, of ANY kind, and enforced by law.