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>And, in terms of ARM-based machines, not even end users will have that choice. Why? OEMs can choose to ship Android on their ARM devices and are already doing
by cooldeal 14y ago
>And, in terms of ARM-based machines, not even end users will have that choice.
Why? OEMs can choose to ship Android on their ARM devices and are already doing it. How can Microsoft ban that? Also, end users can buy iPads which are ARM-based too.
Perhaps you mean Windows RT tablets? Those are not exactly the same as "ARM-based machines".
- rbanffy 14y agoIf you buy an x86 Windows tablet, the manufacturer may leave the option of unlocking the UEFI boot so that you may be able to boot other OS. This option is forbidden by Microsoft on ARM-based tablets that come preinstalled with Windows 8. So far, Windows machines have been generic x86 machines with Window preinstalled. From now on, there will be special-purpose Windows machines that cannot be changed by their owners. edit: there is no such thing as a Windows RT x86 device.
- cooldeal 14y agoI am sorry, but there is no such thing as a 'x86 Windows RT tablet'. Windows RT, by definition, is an ARM OS.
- rbanffy 14y agoThat's not exactly correct. Windows RT is a subset of the Windows 8 application environment. If you develop for Windows RT you'll be able to deploy to both x86 and ARM devices. But the argument stands if you call them 'Windows tablets' just the same. UEFI tablets that come with Windows may or may not have another OS installed. ARM-based ones cannot.
- cooldeal 14y agoMaybe you're thinking about the WinRT API, which is different from the Windows RT OS and devices. There is a clear difference between WinRT and Windows RT. The original point about the difference in UEFI secure boot between both is correct though.