“A deal with BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies would allow the operating system to directly control hardware. It also raises concerns over who controls the software in PCs. Microsoft has expanded its relationship with BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies in a deal designed to more closely integrate the basic building blocks of the PC with the Windows operating system.” – ZD Net UK, Oct. 3.
The TeleRead take: Earlier yesterday I warned against “Big Broism at the hardware/firmware level” as a potential Linux-thwarter. Looks as if a reference from Slashdot may fit: “the bios-ain’t-done-till-linux-won’t-run dept.” Yoo-hoo, U.S. Justice Department? You still awake? Maybe the EU can rouse you back into action. Be interesting if the Dems pick up on the monopoly issue, which has not gone away–just revived itself in new forms.
