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fpgeek on June 4, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft Bans Linux/Android Dual-Booting on Windo...

If that's the problem, why can't end users "buy off" the bootloader lock if they want to?

miahi on June 4, 2012 | [–]

MS doesn't need the money, they needs the users.

wmf on June 4, 2012 | [–]

Then they'd have to admit that the subsidy exists.

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