>What was Microsoft thinking?!?
Security.
They've gone on the record that they saw significantly better end-user security when the hardware used had TPM, SecureBoot, et al. to ward off common attack vectors.
I am inclined to believe them.
Security.
They've gone on the record that they saw significantly better end-user security when the hardware used had TPM, SecureBoot, et al. to ward off common attack vectors.
I am inclined to believe them.
Common attack vectors aren't warded off by SecureBoot. Alternative OSes and messing with your own computer are the ones impacted. None of the common attacks on Windows need rewriting your boot loader.
It's essential for TCPI platform attestation, that has come back into fashion recently.
It won't be your computer anymore, it will be a platform for them to show you ads on.
Why?
I mean, I don't doubt their findings, but I doubt that's the reason they imposed the requirement.
not that it matters, I binned Windows everywhere when it was clear with Windows 10 release that the platform is now designed to work against the users interests