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Linux users file EU complaint against Microsoft (Reuters)

Linux users file EU complaint against Microsoft (Reuters)

Posted Mar 27, 2013 11:21 UTC (Wed) by eru (subscriber, #2753)
In reply to: Linux users file EU complaint against Microsoft (Reuters) by jejb
Parent article: Linux users file EU complaint against Microsoft (Reuters)

The average person on the street who wants to install or try out Linux must be able to find it as well.

Not only that, in this context it is obstruction if the user is required to do anything other than put the installation media into DVD drive or USB port and reboot. People not already familiar with installing Linux or other non-bundled OS will be put off, if they are required to change BIOS settings, which also might be accompanied with scary messages like "Are you sure you want to disable secure boot?" ("What? no, I want to be secure, better dump this Linux disk before it infects my computer.")


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