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minus-square@AProfessionallinkEnglish3•2 years agoNobody is forcing you to use an old PC. Others exist, the poor, who need affordable computers that last.
minus-square@9tr6gyp3linkEnglish-2•2 years agoOk then those that can’t afford Apple can shop other brands. They just won’t get the Apple support, and will have to rely on community efforts to keep their machines running. What exactly do you want Apple to do here?
minus-square@AProfessionallinkEnglish2•2 years agoProvide an open boot loader on all devices they sell at the minimum (I believe that should be law). Basic documentation helping a community OS would be nice.
minus-square@9tr6gyp3linkEnglish1•2 years agoIs there an example of an open bootloader you would want apple to model?
minus-square@AProfessionallinkEnglish2•edit-22 years agoApple was an early adopter of EFI and is a member of the UEFI Forum. They should use modern UEFI.
minus-square@9tr6gyp3linkEnglish-1•2 years agoThey absolutely use modern UEFI on their Intel-based Macs Boot process for an Intel-based Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/security/boot-process-sec5d0fab7c6/1/web/1 UEFI firmware security in an Intel-based Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/security/uefi-firmware-security-in-an-intel-based-mac-seced055bcf6/web
minus-square@9tr6gyp3linkEnglish0•2 years agoI can’t think of ANY phone that uses UEFI. Most phones are using ARM processors, and use a different method of booting vs x86 devices. Which ARM UEFI bootloader do you want iPhone to use?
minus-square@AProfessionallinkEnglish1•2 years agoYes, the whole subject is about how terrible phones are. Apple can write UEFI firmware but they like control.
Nobody is forcing you to use an old PC. Others exist, the poor, who need affordable computers that last.
Ok then those that can’t afford Apple can shop other brands. They just won’t get the Apple support, and will have to rely on community efforts to keep their machines running.
What exactly do you want Apple to do here?
Provide an open boot loader on all devices they sell at the minimum (I believe that should be law).
Basic documentation helping a community OS would be nice.
Is there an example of an open bootloader you would want apple to model?
Apple was an early adopter of EFI and is a member of the UEFI Forum. They should use modern UEFI.
They absolutely use modern UEFI on their Intel-based Macs
Boot process for an Intel-based Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/security/boot-process-sec5d0fab7c6/1/web/1
UEFI firmware security in an Intel-based Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/security/uefi-firmware-security-in-an-intel-based-mac-seced055bcf6/web
Yes now do iPhone.
I can’t think of ANY phone that uses UEFI. Most phones are using ARM processors, and use a different method of booting vs x86 devices.
Which ARM UEFI bootloader do you want iPhone to use?
Yes, the whole subject is about how terrible phones are. Apple can write UEFI firmware but they like control.