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Microsoft blocking Linux on ARM devices?
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:44 pm
by Kuron
Interesting article. Would love to see some verification...
http://www.phonenews.com/microsoft-ille ... s-8-19713/
Re: Microsoft blocking Linux on ARM devices?
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 4:26 pm
by rsts
From what I've read, it will be true on oem supplied windows 8 machines, but if you build your own and install win 8 you will have an option to bypass it.
It's supposed to be an anti-piracy measure to prevent the current practice of bypassing the win 8 boot oem key verification by loading info that's supposed to come from the slic table via a linux bootloader.
Re: Microsoft blocking Linux on ARM devices?
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:24 pm
by Trond
From what I've read, it will be true on oem supplied windows 8 machines, but if you build your own and install win 8 you will have an option to bypass it.
Because some makers have announced chipsets specifically for Windows 8, I doubt they'll let you buy them separately, so you'll probably be left with some inferior hardware.
Re: Microsoft blocking Linux on ARM devices?
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:00 pm
by the.weavster
Trond wrote:Because some makers have announced chipsets specifically for Windows 8, I doubt they'll let you buy them separately, so you'll probably be left with some inferior hardware.
Well, as someone at Intel once famously said: "What Intel giveth, Microsoft taketh away."
Re: Microsoft blocking Linux on ARM devices?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:12 am
by Kuron
rsts wrote:From what I've read, it will be true on oem supplied windows 8 machines, but if you build your own and install win 8 you will have an option to bypass it.
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as build your own for ARM tablets
I had previously heard this being floated around for PCs, but this article was the first time I heard it being rumored for ARM devices.