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But that is EXACTLY what we're going to end up with. In this case, past performance really does imply future actions.


Really? So I can't run unsigned software on Windows these days?


There was at least 3 attempts from Microsoft in the past to do just this (Windows RT, S and X).

So while you can still run unsigned software on x86 on Windows today, if Microsoft previous attempts at ARM machines had succeeded, it would have been indeed impossible to run unsigned software on some Windows installations.




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