> because Microsoft made a deal with Lenovo, now new Thinkpads are designed for just Windows
As a Linux on ThinkPad user, I'd be very interested to learn more about this.
As a Linux on ThinkPad user, I'd be very interested to learn more about this.
The Wikipedia article reads fairly neutral, e.g. 'Microsoft clarified...' Well, what I remember from that time, from the tech press (right or wrong/exagerated) was much more along the lines of 'Microsoft hacked a compromise in response to the increasing pressure of backlash' -- and this back and forth happening multiple times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_In...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_In...
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/02/linus...