Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 21st Sep 2011 22:06 UTC, submitted by kragil
After the walled garden coming to the desktop operating system world, we're currently witnessing another potential nail in the coffin of the relatively open world of desktop and laptop computing. Microsoft has revealed [.pptx] that as part of its Windows 8 logo program, OEMs must implement UEFI secure boot. This could potentially complicate the installation of other operating systems, like Windows 7, XP, and Linux.
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2010-06-08
They say the truth in the same post (they can't easily say outright lies), but they obscure it with tons of demagogy.
They write:
That's it. It means OEMs are in control, and not users. And Microsoft is happy to control OEMs as they already do - with rebates and other similar stuff.
Edited 2011-09-23 05:15 UTC