[Wylug-discuss] Microsoft moves to integrate Windows with BIOS

[Jon Stockill]

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003, James Holden (Wylug) wrote:

> "The BIOS would also allow better control of unauthorised devices
> connected to a system, Microsoft said" (what? somebody please explain)
>
> "it will rapidly advance serviceability, deployment, and management"
> (since when has system management involved any more than ssh? ;-)
>
> "Microsoft is planning to tie Windows DRM features to the hardware platform"

Having seen what the ARC bios does to alphas I can definitely say that
more windows<->bios integration on PC hardware would definitely be a bad
thing.

(My alpha is now much happier with the SRM bios back on there)

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Jon Stockill
jon at stockill.org.uk