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Microsoft Denies Locking out Linux Stories

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There have been rumors that the secure boot of MS Windows 8 would replace BIOS with UEFI, thereby locking out Linux. This would even lock out the earlier Windows versions from new computers. This rumor was disturbing for people who wanted both Windows and Linux on their systems

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