My understanding is that Palladium requires Palladium enabled hardware to function properly. I could be wrong about that, but if that's the case then it would simply be an issue of avoiding palladium enabled hardware. Besides, given that Windows XP activation was cracked before Windows XP was even released, I'm sure someone will come up with a way to foil palladium. Heck, it wouldn't be the first time I've had to use a hack/crack on software I've bought and paid for just to make it usable...