Thinking of buying a computer that comes with windows 8, but want to install Linux on it (Mint or Debian). I was wondering a few things:
Do most computers with windows 8 come with UEFI now - eg, Samsung laptops?
I heard that Microsoft may lock the UEFI so that other operating systems can't install. Is this the case?
I'm looking to do a clean install - so only have one operating system on the hard drive.
Secure Boot
is enabled which is a feature of UEFI. There is nothing about UEFI that prevents you from installing Linux or any other operating system on your device. The situation surrounding Windows RT devices, since you specifically mention a x86 operating system my comment is restricted to x86 UEFI devices.