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Re: uefi malware--threat to all?

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: uefi malware--threat to all?
Date 2023-03-08 20:33 +0100
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On 2023-03-08 18:59, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 08/03/2023 15:14, Richard Kettlewell wrote:
>> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> writes:
>>
>>> On 08/03/2023 08:59, Richard Kettlewell wrote:
>>>> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> writes:
>>>>> I think the issue is that really the niche that Linux occupies is
>>>>> dwindling as is Windows and MacOSX.
>>>>>
>>>>> The era of the desktop/laptop is ending.
>>>> Servers aren’t going away and Linux is huge in that market (which is
>>>> one
>>>> reason why the theories about Linux being locked out of motherboards by
>>>> secure boot are nonsense).
>>>>
>>> Yeah. That's certainly true. What I was thinking - maybe not 100%
>>> accurately -  is that home/end users rather than competent admins
>>> would be the ones put off by complex booting.
>>>
>>> And that is the market a that is all going essentially
>>> embedded/cloud. And is the market that is increasingly where
>>> Apple/Microsoft are concentrating.
>>>
>>> It is pretty much established that if its a server, its running Linux.
>>> In terms of user interface devices, it is Android/IOS unless its a
>>> desktop laptop, where it's overwhelmingly Windows.
>>>
>>> My point was, how much is the desktop/laptop market going to continue?
>>>
>>> Its lost the home market to mobile devices. Its only in the office
>>> that it still exists.
>>
>> There’s a whole chunk of people who have a smartphone and don’t really
>> need anything else, certainly.
>>
>> Surviving use cases for desktops & laptops that I’m aware of:
>>
>> - Many fields of employment, as you say.
>>
>> - Education (at many levels). Coursework on a smartphone sounds like a
>>    thoroughly unpleasant experience. You could plug your phone into a
>>    screen and keyboard and use SaaS tools, sure, but at that point it’s
>>    easier to carry around a laptop.
>>
>> - Gaming. A big enough market that it get its own category of gaming
>>    laptop, and there’s no shortage of people prepared to spend serious
>>    money on a gaming desktop.
>>
>> - Photography. Smartphones have totally captured casual photography but
>>    the people who are still buying DSLRs also want a decent environment
>>    for editing their photos.
>>
>> - Miscellenous hobbyists. Lots of tiny use cases but they add up.
>>    e.g. you probably can research and organize your family tree with just
>>    a smartphone but it’s not going to be much fun. Ditto any of a
>>    thousand other activities.
>>
>> There’s some irrationality buried in there, no doubt. Is a few FPS more
>> in a game really worth dropping a four-figure sum on a new graphics
>> card? Do you really need a gaming desktop instead of a PS4? But the
>> market is still there even so.
>>
> Yep. but these are all specialised and professional uses.  I think I 
> said design at one point. I know someone who paints extremely well on an 
> Ipad. But not as you say a phone
> My point is that the desktop is in retreat to niches, and the fondle 
> slab or phone is infinitely preffered by οι πολλοι...

Almost anybody doing work needs a computer. You can not type documents 
on a phone or tablet, not spreadsheets, databases... Imagine typing a 
novel. Replying to hundreds of emails per day.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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uefi malware--threat to all? pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2023-03-06 18:13 +0000
  Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-06 19:14 +0000
  Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2023-03-06 21:07 +0100
    Re: uefi malware--threat to all? pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2023-03-07 00:36 +0000
      Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "28B.I874" <28B.I874@noabzba.net> - 2023-03-06 20:10 -0500
      Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-06 17:11 -0800
        Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "28B.I874" <28B.I874@noabzba.net> - 2023-03-07 00:46 -0500
        Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2023-03-07 08:42 +0100
          Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-07 08:01 -0800
            Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-07 16:49 +0000
            Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2023-03-07 19:08 +0100
              Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-07 21:33 -0800
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "28B.A864" <28B.A864@noqbgba.net> - 2023-03-16 01:24 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-16 09:59 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2023-03-16 15:18 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2023-03-16 21:05 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2023-03-16 21:06 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "29V.X746" <29V.X746@noqb1u.net> - 2023-03-16 22:43 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-17 11:20 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-17 11:56 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2023-03-17 15:00 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-17 22:57 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "29V.X746" <29V.X746@noqb1u.net> - 2023-03-17 22:03 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-18 09:55 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "29V.X746" <29V.X746@noqb1u.net> - 2023-03-17 21:55 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2023-03-19 04:13 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "29V.X746" <29V.X746@noqb1u.net> - 2023-03-19 02:38 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-19 11:40 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-19 13:12 -0700
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "29V.X746" <29V.X746@noqb1u.net> - 2023-03-20 01:05 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2023-03-21 03:09 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-20 20:27 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "29V.X746" <29V.X746@noqb1u.net> - 2023-03-20 21:48 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-17 11:47 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2023-03-17 12:36 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-17 11:46 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2023-03-17 12:44 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-16 22:14 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2023-03-17 13:09 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-17 23:35 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-17 11:39 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2023-03-21 02:03 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "29V.X746" <29V.X746@noqb1u.net> - 2023-03-21 01:13 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-21 09:00 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-21 11:52 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-21 11:52 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2023-03-21 10:30 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2023-03-21 15:43 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2023-03-21 12:29 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2023-03-21 17:46 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-202303.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> - 2023-03-23 23:44 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? jeshgrca <jeshgrca@gmail.com> - 2023-03-23 21:56 -0500
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-202303.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> - 2023-03-25 01:58 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-26 20:26 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-27 02:37 +0200
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-26 23:11 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-27 11:45 +0200
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-28 01:09 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2023-03-28 01:26 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-28 01:16 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2023-03-21 08:28 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2023-03-21 10:22 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-21 15:54 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2023-03-21 18:25 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-21 21:20 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-26 23:25 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-27 11:47 +0200
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-28 23:01 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2023-03-29 16:43 +1000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "22T.R732" <22TR732@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-30 21:41 -0400
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2023-03-21 10:46 -0400
        Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-07 09:07 +0100
          Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2023-03-07 13:00 -0500
            Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2023-03-07 19:09 +0100
              Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2023-03-07 14:56 -0500
          Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2023-03-07 19:09 +0100
            Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "28B.I874" <28B.I874@noabzba.net> - 2023-03-07 21:39 -0500
              Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2023-03-07 22:35 -0500
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "28B.I874" <28B.I874@noabzba.net> - 2023-03-08 01:29 -0500
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2023-03-08 01:48 -0500
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "28C.I874" <28C.I874@noabgba.net> - 2023-03-08 20:35 -0500
              Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-08 07:57 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-08 08:59 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-08 10:15 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-08 15:14 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2023-03-08 16:06 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2023-03-08 16:59 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-08 17:55 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-08 17:59 +0000
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-08 20:33 +0100
                Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2023-03-08 22:35 +0000
              Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2023-03-21 08:49 +0100
      Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2023-03-07 08:40 +0100
  Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Andrei Z." <no-email@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-07 18:11 +0300
    Re: uefi malware--threat to all? pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2023-03-07 20:44 +0000
      Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2023-03-07 16:32 -0500
        Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2023-03-21 08:27 +0100
      Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-07 21:38 +0000
      Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-07 21:38 -0800
        Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-08 12:00 +0100
          Re: uefi malware--threat to all? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-08 11:06 +0000
          Re: uefi malware--threat to all? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2023-03-08 12:50 +0100
            Re: uefi malware--threat to all? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-08 13:20 +0100

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