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Why does Microsoft get to use UEFI and others do not? If it is such a valuable tool in fighting malware, why is the only certain option "Microsoft or turned off"?

Surely, if UEFI is indeed the remedy people claim, then having it on as many computers as possible would be a good thing. That you can turn it off is only a surrogate for having an actual workable solution that gives fair access to computer hardware to different operating systems.




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