Previous versions of Windows only permitted drive encryption in their premium tiers, and it seems like the current one possibly requires a TPM chip for it, so a lot of hardware won't even support it. So basically greed or greed.
For what it's worth it's not always a default with Linux installations either. There's a usually minor performance hit, though I can't say it ever bothered me. Personally I have less fear of bad actors obtaining physical access than I do myself breaking something catastrophically and losing my access, so I don't use it now.
"And turn some of them into facial cream in about two thousand years. Have celebrities rave about it in an extremely odd way for a few weeks on TV, then mysteriously let it be broadly forgotten."
Imagine that, a new truck that isn't $70k, and an EV no less. I can see it selling well with enthusiasts, businesses, or for fleet sales, but I wonder if the average truck buyer has become too used to giant pavement princesses that die in five years.
Previous versions of Windows only permitted drive encryption in their premium tiers, and it seems like the current one possibly requires a TPM chip for it, so a lot of hardware won't even support it. So basically greed or greed.
For what it's worth it's not always a default with Linux installations either. There's a usually minor performance hit, though I can't say it ever bothered me. Personally I have less fear of bad actors obtaining physical access than I do myself breaking something catastrophically and losing my access, so I don't use it now.