DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agoHow long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)message-squaremessage-square246fedilinkarrow-up1682arrow-down18
arrow-up1674arrow-down1message-squareHow long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square246fedilink
minus-squarenul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·6 days agoI’d imagine not every mobo manufacturer will play ball with whoever mandates a locked bootloader. Right now, we have google and apple with a duopoly on mobile devices.
minus-squaredouglasg14b@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 days agoThe grand majority of all laptops and desktop devices are using motherboards manufactured specifically for those devices (or device series). It’s not much of a stretch to imagine them adding restrictions to their already mature supply chain.
minus-squareSaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoSure, but there’s Tuxedo Computers, Framework, the PopOS guys selling PCs and many more. Those won’t go away.
minus-squaredouglasg14b@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoYeah, but for 99.9% of computer users that doesn’t matter. They’re getting their hardware from major manufacturers or second hand from people who bought them from major manufacturers. Which means the negative effects will be felt across the board except for the few people who specifically purchase hardware from niche manufacturers.
I’d imagine not every mobo manufacturer will play ball with whoever mandates a locked bootloader.
Right now, we have google and apple with a duopoly on mobile devices.
The grand majority of all laptops and desktop devices are using motherboards manufactured specifically for those devices (or device series). It’s not much of a stretch to imagine them adding restrictions to their already mature supply chain.
Sure, but there’s Tuxedo Computers, Framework, the PopOS guys selling PCs and many more. Those won’t go away.
Yeah, but for 99.9% of computer users that doesn’t matter.
They’re getting their hardware from major manufacturers or second hand from people who bought them from major manufacturers.
Which means the negative effects will be felt across the board except for the few people who specifically purchase hardware from niche manufacturers.