Windows, Linux, UEFI and a lot of FUD

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Windows, Linux, UEFI and a lot of FUD

Ed bott is being spot-on here:

Windows 8 ARM systems do not yet exist. When they do ship, late this year or early next year, they will consist exclusively of tablets designed to run Metro-style apps. They will not run x86 software. They represent a close collaboration between a small number of hardware makers and Microsoft to build a secure, high-performance system that will be starting fresh in a market dominated by iPads and Android tablets.

If a PC maker decides to build an ARM-based system and install something other than Windows 8 on it, they can tell Microsoft to drop dead and design the firmware any way they want. The Secure Boot requirements apply only to OEMs who sell an ARM-based device and Windows 8 as a complete package.

If you disable Secure Boot on a Windows 8 ARM tablet, you have effectively bricked it. No other currently available operating systems, including any version of Windows, will run on it. No currently shipping version of Linux or Android will run on it.

(Source: zdnet.com)