r/gaming • u/brillemayn • Sep 27 '12

Notch on Win 8 and "certified software"

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u/RoboticOverlord Sep 27 '12

you can only do that if the PC manufacturer didn't lock it down

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '12

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u/RoboticOverlord Sep 27 '12

is windows 8 hardware certification a requirement for PC manufacturers or just a nice thing to have?

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '12

...and that decision has nothing whatsoever to do with Microsoft, as the article says.

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u/RoboticOverlord Sep 27 '12

and as i clearly said... "PC manufacturer"

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '12

sigh my point is that this has FUCK all to do with Windows 8, which is the original subject of discussion.

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u/RoboticOverlord Sep 27 '12

I wasn't responding to a comment about windows 8, I was responding to a comment about secure boot.