Windows 8 Spells Trouble for Linux, Hackintosh Users and Malware Victims

Posted by jzb on Sep 22, 2011 2:53 AM EDT
ReadWriteWeb; By Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier
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Microsoft is trying to lock down system firmware to prevent malware and pirated copies of Windows. Unfortunately, this may have some undesirable side effects for Linux users and anyone else that wants to boot an operating system not officially blessed by Microsoft and OEMs.

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