DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 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-square198linkfedilinkarrow-up1645arrow-down19
arrow-up1636arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square198linkfedilink
minus-squareStrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·3 days agoIt’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.