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> Or break up the damn covert cabal that’s the 3 major bios producers I'm curious about that - why isn't there more competition, especially when everything you
by yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
> Or break up the damn covert cabal that’s the 3 major bios producers
I'm curious about that - why isn't there more competition, especially when everything you need to do it without them is easily available online? Like, not just specs, all the actual code you'd need is open source and AIUI friendly to use. Frankly, why aren't most motherboards shipping with lightly-patched coreboot+edk2?
- Rinzler89 2y ago>I'm curious about that - why isn't there more competition Because like most consumer PC parts, it's a race to the bottom low margin low wage business, usually offshored to Asia, that's only remotely profitable for the top 2-3 players who captured the market and optimized the costs, processes, development and supply chain to the max. Why would anyone else want to enter such a market to compete for even lower profits?
- LtdJorge 2y agoMost, if not all, consumer motherboard manufacturers are Asian themselves (Taiwan)
- Rinzler89 2y agoSure, but must major BIOS manufacturers, Award, Phoenix, AMI are American AFAIK.
- FuriouslyAdrift 2y agoDon't forget the co-inventor of EFI (along with Intel), Insyde...
- LtdJorge 2y agoAMI sure is, says it right in the name, lol