No matter what Microsoft does it wouldn't make you happy. If they pulled Secure Boot as a requirement then you'd suddenly start spouting about how MS doesn't care about user security.
Microsoft isn't saying Windows 8 ARM devices can only be Windows 8, they're saying that Secure Boot can't be disabled. Why do you think this is the same thing? Aren't you paid to have at least the slightest clue about what you're supposedly an expert on? The OEMs are still free to have secure boot certificates for whatever OS they choose to preload on the unit. Which means if an OEM wants to have an Android option for a Windows 8 tablet, or a Windows 8 option for an Android tablet, they are free to do so. As long as the boot process is secure it doesn't matter.
But go ahead and write blogs like you know what the F you're talking about. You'll continue to be laughed at by a large majority of computer users.
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