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Topic: Microsoft reaffirms its place in Most Evil Company category

Aerlinthian Posts: 66,222 Registered: May 7, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 65,491 User ID: 94,919	Subject: Microsoft reaffirms its place in Most Evil Company category
	Phone News posted: Microsoft (Illegally?) Demanding ARM OEMs to Block Linux on Windows 8 Hardware By Christopher Price on January 14, 2012 Microsoft has been discovered to have changed its requirements for the upcoming ARM version of Windows 8. The change essentially will prohibit ARM devices, including PCs, from running operating systems other than Windows 8 after they ship to customers. Specifically, Microsoft recently amended its requirements for ARM Windows 8 System Builders. Unlike Windows 8 for Intel-compatible (x86 & x64) machines, the ARM version of Windows 8 will not be sold to the public. To purchase an ARM version of Windows 8, you will have to purchase a device with it pre-loaded (similar to Windows CE devices today, such as Windows Phone). The new requirement calls for utilizing UEFI Secure Boot, a technology that forces manufacturers to instruct devices to boot code certified by the manufacturer for the device. For consumers, this is similar to locking the bootloader on a smartphone. This is a common practice on mobile phones that secures the device, but blocks running modified or alternative operating systems. Many manufacturers now allow consumers to bypass (or â€œunlockâ€) the bootloader lock on select devices (and at times, wireless providers). In settlements with the Department of Justice during the mid 1990s, Microsoft agreed to not block or prevent PCs from running alternative operating systems, such as Linux. If Microsoft allows Windows 8 for ARM to ship on any device that could be considered a Personal Computer, they could be in violation of this. Such settlements called for other, more trivial actions, such as Microsoft agreeing to laughable acts such as giving away copies of Linux software. Continued -----signature----- (none)
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-Mithan- Title: VNBoard Admin Posts: 1,000,060,379 Registered: Mar 1, '00 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 56,880 User ID: 13,156	Subject: Microsoft reaffirms its place in Most Evil Company category
	Most Mobile phones are like this and Tablets are slowly becoming just a mobile device that are an extension of that. Carriers dont like you screwing with things. In other words, the carriers are probably driving this, not MS. -----signature----- I survived to the end and got nothing out of it, but hey.
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IvanDF Title: Veni, vidi, vici Posts: 7,219 Registered: Nov 28, '04 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 7,007 User ID: 998,645	Subject: Microsoft reaffirms its place in Most Evil Company category
	-Mithan- posted: Most Mobile phones are like this and Tablets are slowly becoming just a mobile device that are an extension of that. Carriers dont like you screwing with things. In other words, the carriers are probably driving this, not MS. bingo -----signature----- 360 Gamer Tag: Ivan34 Steam ID: OSUIvan
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Lonestar_1 Posts: 4,224 Registered: Aug 26, '04 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 3,775 User ID: 960,112	Subject: Microsoft reaffirms its place in Most Evil Company category
	Not that it really stops anything anyways. People find a way. -----signature----- http://gimpchimp.etilader.com/display.php?user=lonestarr 3500+ solo kills & Lone Enforcer WAR - IronRock Dest- Energist, Moogabooga SWTOR - KV - Energist, Moogabooga
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Sworks1 Posts: 1,183 Registered: Mar 14, '09 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 1,182 User ID: 1,351,455	Subject: Microsoft reaffirms its place in Most Evil Company category
	-Mithan- posted: Most Mobile phones are like this and Tablets are slowly becoming just a mobile device that are an extension of that. Carriers dont like you screwing with things. In other words, the carriers are probably driving this, not MS. No! No! No!, Please don't bring logic into this, it's much easier to just hate on MS -----signature----- (none)
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Quazimortal Title: The One and Only Posts: 17,806 Registered: Sep 18, '04 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 17,157 User ID: 968,129	Subject: Microsoft reaffirms its place in Most Evil Company category
	Sworks1 posted: -Mithan- posted: Most Mobile phones are like this and Tablets are slowly becoming just a mobile device that are an extension of that. Carriers dont like you screwing with things. In other words, the carriers are probably driving this, not MS. No! No! No!, Please don't bring logic into this, it's much easier to just hate on MS Hahaha! Funny but true... -----signature----- â€œA painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. We provide the music, and you provide the silence.â€ ~Leopold Stokowski
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Ravynmagi Title: Moderator Posts: 29,978 Registered: Dec 23, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 29,452 User ID: 572,278	Subject: Microsoft reaffirms its place in Most Evil Company category
	I don't know if it's Microsoft or the carriers. Something tells me both are equally as giddy to be locking things down. Unfortunately most tablets aren't sold through carriers, but apparently they'll all be locked down (ARM versions) anyway. Hopefully Intel can save up from this problem though. Medfield is looking impressive and hopefully will meam we could have some thin and light x86 Windows tablets this year. -----signature----- (none)
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Ookane Title: Moderator Posts: 7,677 Registered: Oct 15, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 7,539 User ID: 727,456	Subject: Microsoft reaffirms its place in Most Evil Company category
	Sworks1 posted: -Mithan- posted: Most Mobile phones are like this and Tablets are slowly becoming just a mobile device that are an extension of that. Carriers dont like you screwing with things. In other words, the carriers are probably driving this, not MS. No! No! No!, Please don't bring logic into this, it's much easier to just hate on MS Here's a nice redirect for you I'm sure this is all just a misunderstanding about Google. http://blog.mocality.co.ke/2012/01/13/google-what-were-you-thinking/ Oh and this part: new requirement calls for utilizing UEFI Secure Boot, a technology that forces manufacturers to instruct devices to boot code certified by the manufacturer for the device. The push to use the new secure UEFI is to prevent someone from booting the device from a USB stick which has a virus on it, as well as enables a lot of very nice features that allow for much faster boot times, resume from sleep times, and overall better power management as a subset of features that the secure UEFI has. -----signature----- WoW - Lightbringer server For the HORDE!!!
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