<html> <head> <style></style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">i can back up the fact that you can't install win8 without totally overriding your drive.</font><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; ">However, you can't keep another version of windows either. My guess is that it's just not finished atm.</div><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">I don't think that microsoft will make it unavailable to install other MS systems. Some people just need multiple OSes (People who can't use their work version of win to do personal stuff etc..).</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">If however they do block any other OS, I think that:<br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">a) Apple will find a way to sue them<br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">b) It takes about 4 weeks until it's hacked so Grub can be installed "in front of" MS</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">Look at other electronics like PS3 etc.. it never took longer than 2 months of serious hacking attempts. This time however, we hold the key as it are "OUR" systems.. not some vendor locked devices..</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">Nevertheless I do look forward to see how things evolve. Win8 is imho far from ready, the difference between the "new stuff" and the "remaining stuff" from win7 is just to big.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">Win 7 windows have a "glass" look and have shadows surrounding them so it would look like there is depth to the system. Win8 on the other hand is just totally FLAT.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">No shadow or glossy look what so ever. I've seen it run on a friends pc and I really believe that it's even more inconsistent that Nautilus in Ubuntu 11.10</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">/personalNote</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">Grts</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" size="2">Wouter</font></div><div><div style="font-family: Tahoma; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma; "><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder" style="font-size: 10pt; "></div>> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:03:11 +0200<br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> From: jurgen.gaeremyn@pandora.be</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> To: ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> Subject: [Ubuntu-be] Win8 will block dual-boot?</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> Have a read here:</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/will-windows-8-block-users-from-dual-booting-linux-microsoft-wont-say/10772</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> Grtz,</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> Jurgen.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> -- </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> Modify settings or unsubscribe at:</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be</font><br></div></div> </div></body> </html>