When Microsoft first proposed attestation features in 2002 under the name Palladium, it was almost universally seen as a nightmare scenario. I don't understand why most of the tech world is OK with Apple and Google doing the same thing to our phones now, and Microsoft bringing it back on Windows.

I do understand trying to bury full access to the device a bit deeper than it was on older PC operating systems. The average person doesn't know how to use a computer, and it doesn't appear there was ever much hope of that situation changing. Letting a third party verify the computer is in a certain state, however seems outright malicious.