I’ve seen many instances of some software having DRM that significantly degrades the performance of the software, or worse, the performance of the entire OS due to heavy background tasks. Prime examples include Denuvo and all those Adobe background processes. Why can’t they just simply use the TPM or the other 5 security chips embedded into the CPU so that they don’t bloat the system?
Because they don’t care about performances. They just want you to not pirate the game for the first couple weeks after release so they can make the most sales money, then once the crack is out, they remove Denuvo…or not.
The security is for their benefit not yours, so they don’t have a reason to trust your hardware over proprietary software they control.
But maybe I’m wrong, I’m just assuming. I’m not a dickhead using Denuvo.
But my main barrier to using Adobe products is reducing my laptop battery life by an hour because of its many background bloat processes, not the price (as I am currently a student). So much for “hook 'em while they’re young.”