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"Secure Boot" != UEFI | 1347 comments | Create New Account

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"Secure Boot" != UEFI

Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, June 12 2012 @ 06:29 PM EDT

It would only be a 'HUGE problem' if Microsoft manufactured all the hardware.
They don't, they don't even have any direct control over what hardware
manufacturers make.

Microsoft _do_ have some control over their OEMs. Generally this is by way of
'discounts' that cover all Microsoft products. If an OEM were to, for example,
make a Netbook with Linux and it could run a version of Windows, such as XP,
then MS may remove the discount from all products including desktop PCs and
Office.

These OEM may order components and motherboards that suit what MS dictates.

Other manufacturers, non-MS OEMs, will order what suits their own needs. And
that means ARM tablets _without_ secure boot, or with it turned off.

You may not get a Dell 16core ARM device with Linux, because they are MS OEMs,
but you will be able to get a 16core ARM device that can run Linux from someone
else.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

"Secure Boot" != UEFI - Authored by: celtic_hackr on Tuesday, June 12 2012 @ 07:21 PM EDT
- "Secure Boot" != UEFI - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, June 13 2012 @ 12:19 AM EDT

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