It's just a set of bugs here, because of it using a redesigned boot chain. The bugs will be fixed, just takes some time.
Has nothing to do with trying to impose additional restrictions.
Has nothing to do with trying to impose additional restrictions.
For now, maybe. Consider the time when microsoft was partially successful to boot-lock arm devices: https://www.softwarefreedom.org/blog/2012/jan/12/microsoft-c...
The old adage "do not assign to malice what can be properly explained by stupidity" should not be blindly applied when it involves powerful companies.
Bugs are being worked out slowly, and there's no reason to assume bad intentions here. (I have an Apple M1 MacBook Air, and it boots from a Samsung T7 external SSD just fine)