Microsoft Forces OEMs To Lock Devices Into Windows

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Submitted by u.hertlein on Friday January 13, 2012 @07:41PM

u.hertlein writes "Microsoft is forcing OEMs to lock UEFI secure boot into only booting Windows8 on upcoming ARM devices."
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And it's only a matter of time... (Score:2)

by ToiletBomber (2269914) writes:

...before they do the same thing to PC's.
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  by ecorona (953223) writes:
  
  this would kill linux. Let's be hones, Linux rocks but it doesn't have market share to compete with Windows.
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    by cheekyboy (598084) writes:
    
    Technically every android is linux, so there are now more people using linux daily than windows.
    It just took google to make a better GUI framework api.
    And better != faster,prettier,9 releases/quarter.
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      by ecorona (953223) writes:
      
      True, but I'm much more concerned with linux on the desktop. I suppose some version would survive as man people in academic environment heavily rely on linux machines.
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  by cheekyboy (598084) writes:
  
  Then how will windows 2008 server install?
  How will ESX install?
  This will go to an anti trust law suite. And the next conference MS appears at, I will be outside giving away 10000 eggs to throwers.
  Someone will hack it, and screw any laws, publish the damn code/howto on facebook/100 social sites, FU ms.
Not antitrust? (Score:2)

by schwit1 (797399) writes:

How is this not anticompetitive? Would it fly in the EU?
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  by Jah-Wren Ryel (80510) writes:
  
  It isn't anti-competitive in that MS has basically zero ARM marketshare. Hopefully crap like this will help to keep it that way,

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