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"Will this piss off or delight Microsoft?" is probably a thought that goes through the heads of many OEMs when they decide how to design their machines.
by pydry 1y ago
"Will this piss off or delight Microsoft?" is probably a thought that goes through the heads of many OEMs when they decide how to design their machines.
- msgodel 1y agoWeirdly Microsoft has been one of the companies ensuring Linux remains bootable on PCs.
- bayindirh 1y agoBill Gates famously asked: "Can we create a standard or expand something like ACPI, so Linux becomes unbootable on PCs?" So, believing this is very, very hard.
- pydry 1y agoMicrosoft has been trying to tread a fine line between exerting subtle pressure on OEMs to make Linux annoying to boot so it doesnt become more popular and not violating the terms of its antitrust agreement.