「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7か月前How long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)message-squaremessage-square247fedilinkarrow-up1684arrow-down111
arrow-up1673arrow-down1message-squareHow long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7か月前message-square247fedilink
minus-squareStrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·7か月前It’s been done before. ChromeBooks comes to mind, but there have been others. Usually winds up killing the outfit that tries it. As far as I know Chromebooks only survive because of the educational market. Locked down devices are preferable in schools. I won’t buy one, but I could see such systems becoming dominant in another 20 years or so.
It’s been done before. ChromeBooks comes to mind, but there have been others. Usually winds up killing the outfit that tries it.
As far as I know Chromebooks only survive because of the educational market. Locked down devices are preferable in schools.
I won’t buy one, but I could see such systems becoming dominant in another 20 years or so.