I will be the first to go on record at this site and say if that is the case, I'll not be upgrading. I know Microsoft has an audience of customers who only want to use their computer for basic computing everyday. Who only surf the web, handle business and banking and call it a day. However, there is also a huge audience of people who don't want to be locked down. I am one of these users.
I believe that every computer owner/user should have the right to choose how and what they do with their hardware. After all, if you buy a car from Ford and decide to overhall it a year later. Does Ford stick their nose in your business and tell you not to do it? Nope. Why? Because they have made their money and it's none of their freakin' business. Simple as that.
The same should be applied to Microsoft. So what is the deal? Microsoft's push is to force all alternative operating systems to include a secure key that would allow it to be compatible with future booting routines. This is part of the UEFI (United Extensible Firmware Interface). And is a load of crap. If you actually do some digging, you'll find out that they are requiring the same thing with their previous operating systems.
Want to dual-boot Windows XP Pro with Windows 8? Only if you have the UEFI key. I'm sure for Microsoft's legacy Operating Systems that will not be such a difficult task as they will no doubt make it available for those who need it. But I'm sure they will not be as open to Linux users.
So far from what I have read and seen concerning Windows 8, I am not impressed. Granted, I haven't checked out the Windows 8 Developer Preview yet. But at this point, I may be planning on migrating straight to Linux if it gets to this point. Sorry Microsoft, it's been a good run.
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