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What brand notebook is that? Just so I can make a mental note to avoid purchasing that brand in the future :)
by btb 13y ago
What brand notebook is that? Just so I can make a mental note to avoid purchasing that brand in the future :)
- acqq 13y agoIt's Acer, but I as far as I know almost nothing it Acer specific -- it's a Windows 8, all OEMs must accept what MSFT wants, plus the concept of third party additions, plus the Intel technologies. I'm surprised how little coverage there is on this all aspects. The discussions of kernel-level "giving up control" existed in Palladium and "technologies formerly known as Palladium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next-Generation_Secure_Computing_Base http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next-Generation_Secure_Computin...) even 10 years ago but with Windows 8 they start to be ubiquitous and nobody even notices.
- amanne 13y agoIt was Apple that implemented Palladium in on iPads and iPhones and many technical folks even cheered it on.
- acqq 13y agoI like iPad and iPhone as they are. Apple devices don't come with random crud from the third parties preinstalled. Windows computers have problematic things even in BIOSes: different software from companies that claim to "protect" your computer but can even provide remote access for third parties.