[dba-Tech] The new Win8

There are always very good reasons for some security feature.

In this case it seems the Microsoft can enjoy the "happy" circumstance and
major inconvenience this upgrade will inflect on their competition. They of
course have made not the slightest accommodations to the rest of the market
and now the feature can be used, at the convenience of MS, Sony, HLS and the
Time Warner "entertainment" market as an ever moving club and/or toll
bridge.

The ramifications of this new hardware is just being understood and without
open market input and over-sight this feature has the potential for
monopolistic abuse.
 
Jim

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 7:39 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The new Win8

>From what I've read it's simply a hardware layer meant to prevent hacking.
There's always some group that will cry foul though. I guess the key is to
sign onto the program.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 9:21 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: [dba-Tech] The new Win8

Not only is the new Win8 causing problems for itself but those problems are
extending further into the Linux world. If I was of a suspicious nature I
might think this was a bit of a conspiracy.

Regardless, Microsoft is using all the powers and money in its war chest to
squeeze out more competition as it tries to create a Windows world free from
other products. Ballmer must be smiling as he was the person who, back in
the 90's who stated that Linux was the greatest threat to the computer
business world it had ever seen.

Some Linux versions have sighed on to UEFI security boot chip system
implemented by MS while other are trying to figure a way around this
hardware security. Of course the simple act of defeating the new Windows
UEFI security can be viewed as illegal and the violation of numerous
patents.

http://www.zdnet.com/another-way-around-linuxs-windows-secureboot-problem-70
00000829/

Jim  

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