TLDR: Microsoft worked with Intel and AMD to develop Pluton which is basically a TPM chip designed to prevent running non-microsoft approved software. It will likely make it impossible to boot un-approved linux distros, bsd, and likely will make it very hard to run any un-approved software in the future.
This CPU "feature" is very likely to be a requirement for Windows 12 in 2024. Meaning nearly every computer available will have this and the majority of manufactures will not allow you to unlock the bootloader.
Similar situation to running LineageOS or PostmarketOS phones. For now, it can be "disabled" in bios on most of these computers, but that's simply a choice the OEM is making and will no longer need to make once this has become prevalent without any real pushback.
I’d be kinda surprised if the EU doesn’t clamp down on this. Obviously the EU sucks but this is the exact type of anti-consumer stuff they tend to actually give a fuck about
State brokered product competition has always been a big thing for ordoliberals, I can't see this shit flying, especially in Germany
Yeah Germany is the big one, they don’t tolerate shit like this and honestly they’d probably start importing computers from Chinese manufacturers before they’d allow this
China is already abandoning Microsoft for all state infrastructure. Which is a massive market that will make sure there is plenty of hardware without this bullshit in it.
That’s exactly why I mentioned it! :some-controversy:
Even California might clamp down on it.
Yeah this one’s pretty egregious
Netscape vibes. Exciting for Microsoft to be taking another tilt at that particular windmill.