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by chuckup 3970 days ago
I just replied to the Ars thread - it's even stranger. Windows 8 and up have an officially Microsoft sanctioned way of letting manufacturers load software through Firmware, called "Windows Platform Binary Table". It means it is impossible to do a clean install of Windows now. I've seen zero mention of it anywhere - maybe Lenovo was the first to pull the trigger and make use of it recently.
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desk_rabbit 3970 days ago
This is unbelievable. How the hell did things get to this point? How much worse are they going to get?
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the_ancient 3970 days ago
>>How the hell did things get to this point?

Because people continue to make excuses for MS and continue to buy windows after they do things like this

>How much worse are they going to get?

Lots because people will whine on the Internet but will not do anything that actually matters or will make a difference;; You know like using an Operating System that respects your freedom...

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hobarrera 3970 days ago
"Windows Platform Bloat Table" seems like a more appropriate name, IMHO.
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