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Weirdly Microsoft has been one of the companies ensuring Linux remains bootable on PCs.
by msgodel 1y ago
Weirdly 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.