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It is now confirmed that Apple has indeed used TPM (Trusted Platform Module) chips on the test systems they have delivered to the members of its Apple Developer Connection. These systems are powered by Intel processors which the company plan to use in the near future as part of their platform shift from IBM PowerPC Processors.

These TPM chips enable Apple to restrict their Mac OS application to their own delivered hardware component. As a result the software application will not run on non-Apple hardware like the routine Personal Computers powered by Intel Processors. The PowerMac shipped includes a TPM chip that contains a digital signature necessary in order to install the Mac OS X operating system onto the box.