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by NotVerstappen 1628 days ago
I don't want any hardware designed by Microsoft in my machine. The concept might be good, but I don't trust them not to ruin my experience when using Linux. This will force me towards using a smaller number of niche vendors (good, if they survive that long) or just switching to a Mac (bad).
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If I recall, a good portion of the UEFI Secure Boot system is entirely of Microsoft’s design, albeit this is thankfully an optional system in most cases but one that has definitely caused headaches for Linux users.
What were the headaches? That you had to sign your kernel and add pubkey to BIOS to use the feature?
The usual Microsoft/Intel collusion/mono-culture. I am so tired of this duopoly. AMD just tows the same lines to sell hardware.
Would KVM with virtual TPM isolate Win11 enough?
Even if you ignore the fact that they'll find a way to shit on Linux[to push WSL] I simply do not trust Microsoft to get anything right in terms of security.[1]

[1] Being alive and security aware for the last few decades.