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johnr2 | 5 years ago

For those of us who still prefer to use legacy BIOS on current hardware when possible, the article is not obsolete.

I suspect the downvotes were because your comment comes across as unreasonably negative.

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als0|5 years ago

Why are you using legacy BIOS? It has been obsolete for a long time and is disappearing https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/intel-to-kill-off-th...

fierarul|5 years ago

This is like asking why do you prefer to start your engine with a key when we have buttons that scan your fingerprint and authenticate you with Apple?

If the BIOS is sufficient and simpler... why not?

toast0|5 years ago

I still haven't seen much compelling about UEFI. If the enduring standard of BIOS boot is no longer available, I guess that's compelling.

I can see that secure boot is compelling to the right audience, but it doesn't add much for me.

johnr2|5 years ago

> Why are you using legacy BIOS? It has been obsolete for a long time

It's simpler. That's sufficient reason for me.