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RE: Too bad about the whole bootloader lock
by benytocamela on Tue 16th Jul 2013 00:55
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RE: Too bad about the whole bootloader lock
by Vanders on Tue 16th Jul 2013 11:25
in reply to "Too bad about the whole bootloader lock"
Given that Windows RT devices have to use PCIe to connect peripherals, it would have been stupendously easy to have a generic "RT device" kernel build for Linux or FreeBSD...
Which is why Microsoft locked the bootloader. I can't disagree with that decision: they're not in the business of subsidising ARM tablets for Linux users, and it's their platform so their rules.
At the same time I still don't care enough to buy one, although I don't even care enough to buy a £100 Android tablet so that's not exactly a significant metric.
RE[2]: Too bad about the whole bootloader lock
by reduz on Tue 16th Jul 2013 12:09
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RE[2]: Too bad about the whole bootloader lock
by tkeith on Tue 16th Jul 2013 17:54
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2011-08-13
Given that Windows RT devices have to use PCIe to connect peripherals, it would have been stupendously easy to have a generic "RT device" kernel build for Linux or FreeBSD, compared to the clusterfuck that is the rest of the ARM world.