This is exactly the issue on the ARM architecture. An ARM computer in order to get the MS seal of approval must implement UEFI secure boot but manually adding keys or disabling secure boot will not be possible (Windows Hardware Certification Requirements: Client and Server Systems pages 121-122, different rules for x86/x64) So with only Windows RT key enabled in the UEFI, running anything but Windows RT will not be possible.
Sound like a monopoly to me, a forced monopoly they didn't pay a dime for.
> ARM isn't magic; there is nothing in the ARM ISA that makes it inherently lower power than x86
Yes it is, the fact that ARM is a RISC architecture and has 100x less transistors than a Intel chip
What I said is not a novelty. But it certainly is to the people standing in line to buy a Windows ARM tablet, if they knew there would be no people in line or pre-ordering a Windows ARM computer.
Whatever plans MS has for ARM computers is very clear from their public documents.
They are pressuring OEMs to create a monopoly for them. An ARM computer in order to get the MS seal of approval must implement UEFI secure boot but manually adding keys or disabling secure boot will not be possible (Windows Hardware Certification Requirements: Client and Server Systems pages 121-122, different rules for x86/x64) So with only Windows RT key enabled in the UEFI, running anything but Windows RT will not be possible.
Sound like a monopoly to me, a forced monopoly they didn't pay a dime for.
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The problem is in the system, not in the individuals, however the system gives incentives for psychopathic behavior
It's the result of french nuclears tests in the Pacific
First they get rid of your privacy, then they get rid of voting on privacy, what's next?
The US can turn the UN irrelevant every time they want
This is exactly the issue on the ARM architecture. An ARM computer in order to get the MS seal of approval must implement UEFI secure boot but manually adding keys or disabling secure boot will not be possible (Windows Hardware Certification Requirements: Client and Server Systems pages 121-122, different rules for x86/x64) So with only Windows RT key enabled in the UEFI, running anything but Windows RT will not be possible. Sound like a monopoly to me, a forced monopoly they didn't pay a dime for.
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> ARM isn't magic; there is nothing in the ARM ISA that makes it inherently lower power than x86 Yes it is, the fact that ARM is a RISC architecture and has 100x less transistors than a Intel chip
What I said is not a novelty. But it certainly is to the people standing in line to buy a Windows ARM tablet, if they knew there would be no people in line or pre-ordering a Windows ARM computer.
Whatever plans MS has for ARM computers is very clear from their public documents. They are pressuring OEMs to create a monopoly for them. An ARM computer in order to get the MS seal of approval must implement UEFI secure boot but manually adding keys or disabling secure boot will not be possible (Windows Hardware Certification Requirements: Client and Server Systems pages 121-122, different rules for x86/x64) So with only Windows RT key enabled in the UEFI, running anything but Windows RT will not be possible. Sound like a monopoly to me, a forced monopoly they didn't pay a dime for.