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MayeulC on Oct 25, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Geeking Out with UEFI

I think fear of an antitrust lawsuit is what kept Microsoft from locking it down completely (IIRC they did it on their RT line for a while, though).

p_l on Oct 26, 2020 [–]

The UEFI spec insists on locked down - Microsoft sells features that depend on it being open, and sells them probably for much more than the value of dealing with rabid lawyers is.

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