But IME is distinct from "Intel TXT & UEFI Secure Boot" ("this"'s referent). > Intel didn't force [Intel TXT & UEFI Secure Boot] upon the consumers is true. B

But IME is distinct from "Intel TXT & UEFI Secure Boot" ("this"'s referent). > Intel didn't force [Intel TXT & UEFI Secure Boot] upon the consumers is true. Both of those things can be disabled on most hardware. In fact, I disabled them on the laptop the I just bought, because I wanted to install OSes that aren't SecureBoot signed.