You may have heard about it already. Microsoft plans to lock out other operating systems from Windows 8, that means Linux, other Open Source operating systems, Mac OS and others.
Microsoft claims they’re not going to lock out other operating systems with the introduction of Windows 8, but it seems like they are not telling the truth… Here’s an extract from Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Certification Requirements for Windows 8 client and server systems found on page 116 that will Windows 8 Secure Boot can be disabled:
on Intel systems, “Disabling Secure [Boot] must not be possible on ARM systems.”
