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Google ships Chromebooks with secure boot enabled too. Does it get a free pass because it's not a monopoly?
by cooldeal 14y ago
Google ships Chromebooks with secure boot enabled too. Does it get a free pass because it's not a monopoly?
- muyuu 14y agoNot sure why you seem to assume I give Google a free pass. Hope they get sued to high hell, but in the meanwhile I'm just not buying them as a computer that's useless outside of Google's cloud is also outside of my interests.
- jsolson 14y agoTo be fair, they also clearly publish how to enable "Developer mode" which lets you do more or less whatever you want for each new model of Chromebook. Admittedly, it's harder for some than others: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices/chromebook-pixel#TOC-Entering-Developer-Mode1 http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-fo...
- SkyMarshal 14y ago>Does it get a free pass because it's not a monopoly? That would not be unprecedented. Part of the US anti-trust code says you cannot tie one product to a monopoly product. It's one of the reasons MS lost their anti-trust case vs the US DOJ back in the 90s, illegally tying secondary products to their Windows monopoly. That might not directly apply in this case, not sure, but to answer your question, yes being a monopoly or not does effect how anti-trust laws are applied to you.