From what I understand: * If you want "Windows Certified" approval for your hardware, you have to provide and activate this by default. * If it's active, it w

From what I understand: * If you want "Windows Certified" approval for your hardware, you have to provide and activate this by default. * If it's active, it won't allow uncertified systems (read: Linux) to run without deactivating the option in the BIOS, which doesn't have to be provided. * If it's inactive, it won't run Windows. Since this isn't the first time Microsoft had troubles being fair to their competition, I'd see this less as "bullshit," and more as "people caught on more early this time." With Microsoft's past, why are you surprised people are more careful with its suggestions?