[Arm-netbook] Microsoft confirms UEFI fears, locks down ARM devices

[Gordan Bobic]

On 01/15/2012 04:42 PM, Bari Ari wrote:
> On 01/14/2012 09:20 AM, Alain Williams wrote:
>> It is nothing fundemenal to ARM CPUs, it is about the whole machine.
>>
>> That is if those who make hardware platforms decide to play ball with MS.
>> Some will, some won't, some will provide multiple platforms: those with MS restrictions, those without.
>>
>> MS have tried this before, google for the Fritz chip and palladium. It doesn't
>> seem to have gone very far.
>>
>>
> One of the interesting comments on /. about this is M$ having control
> over Office applications. If enterprise users can easily move from x86
> desktops and easily manipulate and interact with the same files on a
> mobile ARM system M$ might get some traction. But again they are very
> late to the party.
>
> One the other hand Wintel has done a magnificent job of keeping ARM out
> of the notebook/netbook space. Intel has also kept Atom designs from
> offering larger displays and full features in netbooks.

So, then, Asus Transformer HD is going to be a party-ender, then. :)

Gordan