http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5086853.html
Microsoft has expanded its relationship with BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies in a deal designed to more closely integrate the basic building blocks of the PC with the Windows operating system.
The relationship, announced this week, is designed to make PCs simpler and more reliable, the companies said. The move is likely to put consumer rights advocates on their guard, however, since both Microsoft and Phoenix are involved in plans to integrate digital rights management (DRM) technology at the operating system and hardware level. DRM is designed to give copyright owners more control over how users make use of software and content, but has been criticized as eroding consumer rights.
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Microsoft said integration should mean simpler and more reliable computers. "This is a pivotal change for the industry, and it will rapidly advance serviceability, deployment, and management for servers, mobile devices, and desktops," said Microsoft general manager of Windows hardware Tom Phillips, in a statement. "Effectively, Phoenix is creating an entirely new category of system software."
Great. Microsoft putting their propriatary code into an open-source generic BIOS will mean the end of Linux and further their talons into what is ostensibly called "digital rights management".
Amusing that Microsoft claims integrating their code into the BIOS will make for simpler and more reliable computers. Uh-huh. :eyes: Windows has over 40 million lines of code and lots of bloat yet enhancing a <1MB BIOS will make it simpler and more reliable? Where's that bridge they're trying to sell?!
It's enough to make me spend the extra money on Apple.
It's obvious M$ is doing this to attack Linux and nothing more.
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