[Discuss] Fighting UEFI

[Jerry Feldman]

On 07/30/2012 02:21 PM, Tom Metro wrote:
> Chris Tyler wrote:
>> (a) Windows RT, an operating system that currently has 0% market share
>>
>> (b) Android...which currently has a very high market share...
>>
>> ...You think vendors are going to put all of their eggs in basket (a)?
>> Especially when they can produce both models by just changing the model
>> number sticker and flash image?
> Yes. We're talking probabilities here, rather than absolutes, but yes, I
> would say chances are good that the Widows 8 tablet hardware will likely
> have a few specific hardware requirements that necessitate a
> manufacturing change that is more significant than just firmware and a
> label.
>
> A high volume hardware manufacturer won't make a Windows 8 tablet unless
> they are betting that they can hit some volume targets. And if you are
> going to produce a device in volume, then it is worth your while to
> fully optimize the hardware for the intended use. If there is a
> component that Windows requires, but Android doesn't, they'll save the
> money by leaving it off the Android version, Or the other way around.
>
> So companies like Samsung, HTC, ASUS, etc., they'd never be putting "all
> of their eggs in basket (a)", just risking the potential failure of a
> single product. But it would still be a unique product.
>
> However we're talking shades of gray. There will likely be substantial
> reuse and sharing of designs between Windows 8 and other
> devices...assuming the form-factor (screen size and aspect and other
> physical characteristics) matches the rest of the mobile market.
>
Basically, SmartPhones and tablets are generally appliances that are
strictly tied to a single OS. You essentially need to jump through hoops
to place another OS on it. PCs are different animals.

 

-- Yo0u need to jump through a feew hoops to place another OS on thses. 
Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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