Microsoft wants to integrate Windows into the BIOS.
Microsoft has expanded its relationship with BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies in a deal designed to more closely integrate the basic building blocks of the PC with the Windows operating system.
Not only will your OS be unstable, your BIOS will too! Oh joy.
A BIOS, or basic input/output system, is the software that ties the operating system to a PC’s hardware. Traditionally, it has carried out basic tasks such as hardware and system configuration, and has been standardised and simple enough to allow the installation of alternative operating systems, including Linux.
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The BIOS would also allow better control of unauthorised devices connected to a system, Microsoft said.
So nothing on your computer unless Bill says it’s okay. Yeah, good idea.
via Slashdot
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