Thursday, March 09, 2006
News: No EFI support in Windows Vista
According to apcmag.com Microsoft Windows Vista will not support EFI ( Extensible Firmware Interface )booting. Some Mac enthusiasts had been hoping to dual boot Windows Vista and Mac OS X on their new Intel based Macs.This may be a bad move for Microsoft, as current BIOS technology in PCs is very dated. There are financial reasons why Microsoft changed their plans to support EFI in Vista; mainly because there are not enough EFI supporting hardware on the market.
That's not a very good reason in my opinion. Microsoft pretty much owns the PC market, and without EFI support in Windows few hardware manufacturers would risk the addition of EFI support in their products. Instead of waiting on the market, Microsoft should 'lead' the market with new technology. They do have the financial strength to do so.
Article Link posted by Jambo Consulting at 11:51 PM
