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Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, April 10 2013 @ 09:08 AM EDT |
I'm no expert on Win8 either, but there are two flavors: the Pro (i86 based) and
the RT (arm based) I'm pretty sure there's no "classic shell" for RT.
In fact, Microsoft tries to conflate the two, very different, systems. Classic
windows programs won't run on RT - never see that in an ad.
There are even different "secure boot" requirements for Win8
certification: the Pro/Intel based _requires_ the ability for the end user to
shut off secure boot, or install their own signing keys. Presumably to avoid
claims of trying to exploit the desktop monopoly by locking out alternative
(i.e. Linux) OS installs. On ARM? The opposite: as locked down as all the
handsets out there. We're in real danger of ending up in a computer 'appliance'
world, with no choice at all. More hypocrisy. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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