Microsoft moving Windows closer to the metal
WinInfo | at | by Mike
Microsoft is working closely with BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies to ensure that future versions of Windows will work more closely with the BIOS in upcoming PCs and have more direct control over the hardware. The new expanded relationship between the companies is designed to make PCs easier to use and more reliable, Microsoft says. But consumer rights advocates are already up in arms, arguing that the deal will help the companies push Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies on customers; this technology, they say, could reduce the control users have over their computers.