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[Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think the future of ARM-based Ubuntu tablets lies in existing
Linux-friendly OEMs like System76, Zareason, Kogan, etc. It's my
belief that these companies would create a better Ubuntu tablet
experience out of the box anyway.

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 07:50, Swapnil Bhartiya
<swapnil.bhartiya@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There is no doubt that Canonical is looking at the ARM based hardware for
> its tablets. But Microsoft seemed to have nipped Ubuntu's Tablet in the bud.
> The company tweaked its Windows Hardware Certification Requirements to
> effectively ban most alternative operating systems on ARM-based devices that
> ship with Windows 8.
>
> On page 116 of Microsoft's The Certification Requirements, there is a clear
> instructions for hardware vendors that under no circumstance should the
> installation of another OS be permitted.
>
>    MANDATORY: Disabling Secure MUST NOT be possible on ARM systems.
>
> This is assumingly the platform Ubuntu was looking for. So, does that mean
> Microsoft just killed all the possibilities of ARM-based Ubuntu Tablets?
>
> http://www.muktware.com/news/3217/did-microsoft-just-kill-ubuntu-tablets
>
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