On 06/15/2012 06:14 AM, Rich Freeman wrote:
8. I think the bigger issue is with ARM, and I'm not personally clear
on what the exact policy is there. That really strikes me as
antitrust, but MS might argue that on ARM they have no monopoly
(instead we have a bunch of different vendors who almost universally
lock down their hardware).
This requirement by M$ is applied to hardware that wants the "Certified
for Windows 8" logo. If the OEMs don't care about windows 8
certification, they can provide for UEIF secure boot disabling. Since it
is a "voluntary" acceptance in return for granting a consumer-fooling
certification, they get away with an anti-competetive practice. They
want to keep android off hardware used for Windows 8.
Always follow the money.
--
G.Wolfe Woodbury
