Posts by Wibble 2

Maybe ask James Cameron where he got the name?

The Skynet satellite program started in the 1960's and Skynet1A launched in 1969, predating Terminator by 15 years.

What older versions of Windows?

There seems to be a lot of moaning on here about a complete non issue as far as older versions of Windows are concerned.

The only versions of Windows that support UEFI boot are Windows Vista SP1 x64 and newer. No 32 bit editions of any Windows version support UEFI.

So the only old versions of Windows a user could install are Vista and Windows 7, and I can't imagine why anyone would install Vista rather than Windows 7.

If you are the sort of person who installs your own O/S, then you are probably the sort of person who buys their own motherboard, so buy one that will let you turn the feature off. Not many aftermarket boards will ship with this feature unable to be turned off if they want to sell in any volume.

The Dell's and HP's of this world cater to a mass market of people who are unlikely replace their O/S or install a dual boot system. Microsoft are not insisting that this feature not be allowed to be disabled, only that it is turned on when the PC ships to get the Windows 8 Certified Logo. It's not Microsoft's fault if the OEM don't allow it to be turned off.

If Apple did this it would be a good thing, a great security feature, another reason why Apple are miles better than Microsoft etc.... but because its Microsoft it must be evil.

I'm constantly amazed by the stupid comments from Microsoft haters who will find any reason to vilify the company, even without understanding what they are talking about.