At its WinHEC hardware conference in Shenzhen, China, Microsoft talked about the hardware requirements for Windows 10. The precise final specs are not available yet, so all this is somewhat subject to change, but right now, Microsoft says that the switch to allow Secure Boot to be turned off is now optional. Hardware can be Designed for Windows 10 and can offer no way to opt out of the Secure Boot lock down.
The presentation is silent on whether OEMs can or should provide support for adding custom certificates.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @07:50AM
And that's the end of linux as a low cost alternative.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @10:29AM
How does that work if the relevant distros already support SecureBoot?
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Saturday May 30 2015, @05:20PM
File a complaint with the EU regulators on competitive issues. They have punished ill doers before. Paper filing is quite cheap.