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Worth pointing out that CrOS's "secure boot" is somewhat unique among mainstream OSes in that it still respects the user's wishes by design[0] (aka developer mo
by ConstantineXVI 14y ago
Worth pointing out that CrOS's "secure boot" is somewhat unique among mainstream OSes in that it still respects the user's wishes by design[0] (aka developer mode), unlike iOS, WinRT, and (with some exceptions) Android devices.
[0] http://dev.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/firmware-boot-and-recovery http://dev.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/f...
- drivebyacct2 14y agoNew HTC, Motorola and Samsung devices have unlocked bootloaders, not to mention the generally superior Nexus brand anyway. The "exception" is locked bootloaders and that's pretty much a Verizon thing these days.