DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agoHow 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-square244fedilinkarrow-up1676arrow-down19
arrow-up1667arrow-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)DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square244fedilink
minus-squarevividspecter@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·4 days agoThis isn’t quite the same thing. I’d say locked bootloaders are the Android analog, and they are already less likely to be user unlockable than the typical PC (and the situation is getting worse).
This isn’t quite the same thing. I’d say locked bootloaders are the Android analog, and they are already less likely to be user unlockable than the typical PC (and the situation is getting worse).