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nodata
on Jan 16, 2012
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Microsoft mandating Secure Boot on ARM, making Lin...
Interesting. I wonder what stopped them mandating this on x86? (Intel
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wmf
on Jan 16, 2012
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Windows 7, actually. It isn't signed.
kijin
on Jan 16, 2012
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As usual, Microsoft's own products are the most troublesome competitors to its newer products.
drivebyacct2
on Jan 17, 2012
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And what happens when Windows 9 for ARM comes out and it's signed with a new set of keys that existing locked-down ARM netbooks don't have?
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on Jan 17, 2012
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Why would that happen? Why would MS deny themselves that upgrade revenue?
lmm
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What, because MS is going to drop their old keys behind the sofa?
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