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cooldeal on Jan 13, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft confirms UEFI fears, locks down ARM devi...

Is it too much to ask to read the linked article? Please.

>For non-ARM systems, Microsoft requires that Custom Mode be enabled

sounds on Jan 13, 2012 [–]

Yes, I read it. Did you?

Microsoft is requiring Custom Mode not even be _present_ on some of its Windows 8 platforms. How long until they "let it slide" on the rest?

You may be determined to let Microsoft do whatever they please with the hardware you rightfully purchased. That doesn't mean I have to let them.

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