Those of you with long memories will recall a barrage of complaints in the run up to Windows 8’s launch that concerned the ability to install other operating systems—whether they be older versions of ...
An interesting story doing the rounds that, at first glance, looks like FUD, but it's not. Microsoft could indeed use the fact that Windows 8-compliant PCs must replace the BIOS with the more modern ...
We all know that Windows 8 PCs will come locked up tight Microsoft's UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) secure boot on. This will prevent you from easily installing Linux or any other ...
So basically most people left after Doc Spector went on with the same points again and again, and in the end there's just a few ultra-determined people who value OEMs' "right" to lock their devices ...