[ubuntu-uk] efi boot, Windows 8 and Linux

[Juan J. Martínez]

On Thu, 2011-09-22 at 13:06 +0100, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> On 22/09/2011 00:06, Alan Bell wrote:
> > On 21/09/11 23:29, Bea Groves wrote:
> >> Just read the following. Comments?
> >>
> > yeah, it is potentially very nasty.
> 
> Even more so when the next step could be to require signed keys to run 
> applications - then MS could control the hardware and the OS AND what 
> people actually run on it.

Don't you think laws regulating anti-competitive conduct will prevent
that to happen?

Actually any judge can argue that dual boot it's a reasonable thing you
can do with your computer, because you get different functionalities
with different operative systems.

I think Microsoft would have a problem them.

Regards,

Juanjo