Look at the quotes at the top of this article:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18733820-36375,00.html
The recent quote is clearly visible here under "Word to the wise":
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
Another interesting quote there:
"Sadly, Windows XP, and even the upcoming Vista, are stuck in the 1980s with old-fashioned BIOS."
Which fails to take into account that Windows is not the only thing to use BIOS. Unlike Apple, Microsoft and other OS developers wish to keep things comfortable, and MS clearly does not wish to out-innovate. (And, while MS isn't directly mentioned there (they only say Windows), it should be noted that Microsoft is working with Intel to standardize EFI).
Also important to note that, unlike Apple, MS is not a hardware company which tethers software to their own hardware, and thus such innovation could easily be a COMPLETE mess without some careful planning.
Can anyone actually support the claim that EFI is industry standard? The link that they gave me sure doesn't. It sounds to me like it's not really there yet, considering that [a http://news.com.com/Writing+an+end+to+the+bio+of+BIOS/2100-1008_3-5131787.html]CNET News tells me: [/a]"The first EFI computer, a Gateway PC, went on sale in November [2003]. Others are expected to appear in 2004, with ever greater numbers coming in the following years. But not everyone is jumping on the EFI bandwagon. PC makers have been historically reluctant to change as their customers, especially businesses, often prefer stability."
GoogleFight also proves the claim wrong., even with the huge number of identical abbreviations saying "EFI". Okay, it's two years ago. Why, then, did my Google search barely tell me anything?
Besides, how can something be an industry-wide standard when the most popular OS doesn't use it?
Believe it or not: MS and Apple are both evil :P
(Unless, that is, you think that it is good business practice to behave like Jack Thompson on a field day).
I don't disagree with the idea that Windows is plagued by malware, and on a second read-through, that statement doesn't bother me. Much.
However, the shortsighted 'invincible Mac' thing is what bothers me there, since it's coming straight from the producers of the OS who should know darn well that they've just been lucky. I've always wondered whether or not the false sense of security was Angry Apple's own doing or that of its users. I guess I know now.
It would be a good lesson for various Mac users (noone from here, probably, so take no offense) to learn how to deal with malware, judging by Mac OS's two recent viruses (which Apple clearly has already forgotten about) that took advantage of Embarassing security holes and could easily have been a serious problem for them.
I dunno, maybe the inability to speak aloud is getting to me...
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18733820-36375,00.html
The recent quote is clearly visible here under "Word to the wise":
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
Another interesting quote there:
"Sadly, Windows XP, and even the upcoming Vista, are stuck in the 1980s with old-fashioned BIOS."
Which fails to take into account that Windows is not the only thing to use BIOS. Unlike Apple, Microsoft and other OS developers wish to keep things comfortable, and MS clearly does not wish to out-innovate. (And, while MS isn't directly mentioned there (they only say Windows), it should be noted that Microsoft is working with Intel to standardize EFI).
Also important to note that, unlike Apple, MS is not a hardware company which tethers software to their own hardware, and thus such innovation could easily be a COMPLETE mess without some careful planning.
Can anyone actually support the claim that EFI is industry standard? The link that they gave me sure doesn't. It sounds to me like it's not really there yet, considering that [a http://news.com.com/Writing+an+end+to+the+bio+of+BIOS/2100-1008_3-5131787.html]CNET News tells me: [/a]"The first EFI computer, a Gateway PC, went on sale in November [2003]. Others are expected to appear in 2004, with ever greater numbers coming in the following years. But not everyone is jumping on the EFI bandwagon. PC makers have been historically reluctant to change as their customers, especially businesses, often prefer stability."
GoogleFight also proves the claim wrong., even with the huge number of identical abbreviations saying "EFI". Okay, it's two years ago. Why, then, did my Google search barely tell me anything?
Besides, how can something be an industry-wide standard when the most popular OS doesn't use it?
Believe it or not: MS and Apple are both evil :P
(Unless, that is, you think that it is good business practice to behave like Jack Thompson on a field day).
I don't disagree with the idea that Windows is plagued by malware, and on a second read-through, that statement doesn't bother me. Much.
However, the shortsighted 'invincible Mac' thing is what bothers me there, since it's coming straight from the producers of the OS who should know darn well that they've just been lucky. I've always wondered whether or not the false sense of security was Angry Apple's own doing or that of its users. I guess I know now.
It would be a good lesson for various Mac users (noone from here, probably, so take no offense) to learn how to deal with malware, judging by Mac OS's two recent viruses (which Apple clearly has already forgotten about) that took advantage of Embarassing security holes and could easily have been a serious problem for them.
I dunno, maybe the inability to speak aloud is getting to me...