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Date:      Tue, 5 Jun 2012 21:33:58 -0400
From:      Mike Jeays <mike.jeays@rogers.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Is this something we (as consumers of FreeBSD) need to be aware of?
Message-ID:  <20120605213358.5047d683@europa>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206051952510.59814@tripel.monochrome.org>
References:  <CADy1Ce7MihpmMowc265%2BS_RKorMO3KEKsCgr=pdnjg2jzq-dYQ@mail.gmail.com> <20120605221250.9da6bd5c.goksin.akdeniz@gmail.com> <4FCE61D4.9070300@cran.org.uk> <20120605230025.a1e39827.goksin.akdeniz@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206051952510.59814@tripel.monochrome.org>

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On Tue, 5 Jun 2012 19:57:30 -0400 (EDT)
Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 5 Jun 2012, G?k?in Akdeniz wrote:
> 
> > For the time being only ARM platform is restricted.
> 
> True, but I would be astonished if this restriction were not expanded by 
> MS in the future. Just my opinion, but I believe their ultimate goal is 
> to add platforms until the "secure boot" restriction encompasses most or 
> all desktop and server hardware. This would be over a period of years.
> 
> -- 
> Chris Hill               chris@monochrome.org
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This seems all too likely to me. I expect it will become very hard to find a consumer laptop that will run other operating systems in a few years. There won't be any in Best Buy or Staples, one can be pretty sure. It will be a Windows or Mac world. Not an attractive future.



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