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UEFI Formed to Replace BIOS

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-i'll-believe-it-when-i-see-code dept.

anonymous cow-herd writes "Businesswire reports that several leading technology companies including Intel, AMD, Microsoft, IBM, Dell and HP and others have formed the Unified EFI Forum. The non-profit corporation will assume responsibility for the development and promotion of the EFI specification, a pre-boot interface originally developed by Intel that is intended to replace the aging PC BIOS."

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  1. Re:Ignorance is bliss.... by ckaminski · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I love these DRM chicken littles. If you don't want DRM, just keep buying your meatspace products, and don't buy that latest ebook, or that latest track on iTunes. Get over yourselves.

    As much as Microsoft would love a BIOS/Firmware that permits only Windows to boot on a PC, it will never happen. Maybe on a MicrosoftPC, and maybe on a Dell, but nowhere else.