[OT] Phoenix Developing DRM-Equipped BIOS

[Dale Harris]

This isn't exactly on topic, but I thought it was interesting
nonetheless.  So with a mobo that would support this BIOS, could we
still pop out the Phoenix BIOS and pop in a LinuxBIOS or FreeBIOS?

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1237519,00.asp

BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies said it is currently shopping a
   digital-rights-enabled BIOS system to top PC OEMs, the most
   aggressive use of DRM technology to date.

Phoenix executives said Wednesday that they've developed a prototype
   version of its Core Management Environment (cME) using DRM technology
   in conjunction with Orbid Corp., a DRM technology provider. The
   software was designed to assist content providers to authenticate and
   track software moving from PC to PC.