We should thank MS for not mandating booting from the cloud.
Yet.
I would not bet a single cent on that..
Things add up:
- UEFI now can boot
anything via simple http (builtin stack)
- removal of storage LED activity
- removal and constrained allowable install
- required "processor" (who guess what for) for supervision
- solid state storage as we know it in portable gizmos is used to lock in
So.. the net end result reasonably points to a full locked flashed ROM OS
probably controlled by these pushed chips and locked fuses..
bottom line a closed and fully censored device.
Pushed onto OEM - their default M.O. as always
Paul