Star Microsoft Bombshell: No EFI Support for Windows Vista
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 10th Mar 2006 01:16 UTC, submitted by danwarne
Windows Microsoft revealed today that it will not support EFI booting for Windows Vista on its launch. The news will be a shock for owners of Intel Macs who had hoped they would be able to dual-boot between Windows Vista and OS X. Intel Macs only support booting via EFI.
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So what is left.
by Splinter on Fri 10th Mar 2006 01:38 UTC
Splinter
Member since:
2005-07-13

They remove the new fangled file systems, the EFI support and a pile of other stuff.

So what DO we get for all our money?

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RE: So what is left.
by Beryllium on Fri 10th Mar 2006 03:19 in reply to "So what is left."
Beryllium Member since:
2005-07-08

The cheapest way to (legally) acquire Vista is through bundling, so the answer to your question is:

A shiny new hard drive, soon to be cleaned and reinstalled with something 21st-century.

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RE[2]: So what is left.
by Mellin on Fri 10th Mar 2006 21:05 in reply to "RE: So what is left."
Mellin Member since:
2005-07-06

Don't upgrade the motherboard or you'll have to pay for vista again

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RE: So what is left.
by Angel--Fr@gzill@ on Fri 10th Mar 2006 10:19 in reply to "So what is left."
Angel--Fr@gzill@ Member since:
2005-12-23

!!!
"They remove the new fangled file systems, the EFI support and a pile of other stuff.

So what DO we get for all our money?"

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Not much actually, but is has been like that since 20 years ago...

Still, people kept on buying their stuff instead of better software options from other companies.

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I am not sure what DO you get, yourself, for your money...

BUT, I'm sure they DO not get nothing of my MONEY !!!

Angel--Fr@gzill@

!!!!

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RE: So what is left.
by nxsty on Fri 10th Mar 2006 10:51 in reply to "So what is left."
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2005-11-12

Well at least their TCPA/DRM stuff is innovative. ;)

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RE: So what is left.
by sappyvcv on Fri 10th Mar 2006 19:07 in reply to "So what is left."
sappyvcv Member since:
2005-07-06

Did they ever say they were going to support EFI? If not, then they have not "removed" support for it, and WinFS still remains the only thing they've really "removed".

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