@Zadoc
"If WinXP required dongled x86 boards, there would be an uproar from people having to pay for Microsoft to physically dongle every x86 board on the market."
Er... XP does have a dongle -- it's called the internet.
Don't like anti-piracy measures? How does it grab you that your PC is open to scrutiny to the maker of the operating system? Of course, no one bootlegs software or downloads porn so why worry? ;-)