UEFI and "secure boot"

Posted Sep 22, 2011 7:35 UTC (Thu) by adendexter (guest, #80393)
Parent article: UEFI and "secure boot"

I am pretty sure the handset makers don't want boot locking but the carriers would prefer that due to the margins involved. The costs have gone up significantly if you consider and if you compare each Android Phone to 1 Apple Phone sold. iPhone will generate 10 times more revenue for the carrier and Apple than a Android phone. Although I must say as a Android user, the costs are less and its more adaptive.

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UEFI and "secure boot"

Posted Sep 23, 2011 0:54 UTC (Fri) by njs (subscriber, #40338) [Link]

AFAICT, its the handset makers who are deciding whether or not to do boot locking (e.g., HTC ~never does, Motorola ~always does, and carriers sell both). That seems inconsistent with the idea that it's the carriers driving this decision.