Interrupting the reboot process only long enough to change the initial boot device in BIOS from CD-ROM to disk, I impatiently watched Linux boot, waiting for the login prompt to appear.

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Secure boot and authenticating the software on the device are good features but neither are new to the industry.

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If Apple can patent the delivery of responsive, device targeted content and require their own cloud servers to boot, game over for Adobe.

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We were quite relieved, then, to see that this year's device represented a return to the 2011 design, with a few very compelling additions, to boot.

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