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minus-squareMonkderDritteEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down0·4 months agoedit-24 months agolinkfedilinkCan we please make vendor-locked bootloaders illegal, for repairability and consumer choice and all that? There’s literally no reason for it, except to lock in customers.
minus-squareorangeboatsEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down0·4 months agolinkfedilinkIf history is any indication then more lock-in will be the future trend. And they will sugarcoat it with reasons such as “this is more secure”.
Can we please make vendor-locked bootloaders illegal, for repairability and consumer choice and all that? There’s literally no reason for it, except to lock in customers.
If history is any indication then more lock-in will be the future trend. And they will sugarcoat it with reasons such as “this is more secure”.