It would help to review the German article which is what a Google Plus post is linking to which this Soyent article is referencing:
http://www.golem.de/news/intel-hooks-im-kernel-sollen-androi...
> Im Fall des x86-Android plant Intel unter anderem, Dateioperationen von Virenscannern per Hooks zu ermöglichen. Damit können dann zum Beispiel in Echtzeit nur neue Dateien gescannt werden, ohne dass die Anti-Malware und das Betriebssystem die bisher üblichen Wege über das Dateisystem gehen müssen.
Which loosely translates as:
> In Android x86's case, Intel plans as well as other things, file operations could be monitored via process hooks designed for anti-virus. It would be done with only new files in real-time without relying directly on the OS.
Nowhere does this indicate to me that it locks you into an OS and chances are that it can be disabled within the firmware.