> Microsoft is mandating that the user must have the option to disable secure boot via firmware switch
They are not mandating it one way or the other. <sarcasm>In their infinite benevolence</sarcasm> they leave that at the discretion of x86/AMD64 machine makers. For now.
They do not for ARM machine makers that want to run Windows.
> They are not mandating it one way or the other. <sarcasm>In their infinite benevolence</sarcasm> they leave that at the discretion of x86/AMD64 machine makers. For now.
Wrong. The Windows 8 logo requirement specifically mandates that secure boot can be disabled by the end user, or (perhaps and...not sure on the correct conjunctive) that the end user can add new keys.
They are not mandating it one way or the other. <sarcasm>In their infinite benevolence</sarcasm> they leave that at the discretion of x86/AMD64 machine makers. For now.
They do not for ARM machine makers that want to run Windows.