This means that when the model is obselete and unsupported that the camera is guaranteed stop functioning? Is this a security trade-off or planned obsolescence?
An expired certificate should not cause that. I'd be very surprised if they did not have a cryptographic timestamp [1] on the driver signature. The presence of the timestamp allows the signature to be verified after the signing certificate has expired.
In short, a Windows Update (possibly on the latest Windows 10 build - was for me) appears to brick the touchscreen on at least some Surface Pro 4 devices, but since there's relatively few left about and/or they're all out of warranty, Microsoft seem to be able to ignore the problem their updates caused.
I briefly considered getting a surface pro recently, but opted for an iPad Pro with keyboard. So far, it’s been really lovely.
I wonder what it would take to make such a nice device for an independent company with Linux. The m2 chip is obviously out of the question, but I wonder how close a startup could get in 5 years given some funding
Ubuntu and Mint work pretty well on the SP4 Pro. It's a good mix between hardware and a much better OS. Probably as close as you will get to having an independent, open source tablet.
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If Microsoft forget to update the certificate, it’ll eventually stop working.
1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_signing#Time-stamping
In short, a Windows Update (possibly on the latest Windows 10 build - was for me) appears to brick the touchscreen on at least some Surface Pro 4 devices, but since there's relatively few left about and/or they're all out of warranty, Microsoft seem to be able to ignore the problem their updates caused.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/surfac...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/oxg0pm/surface_pro...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/otygmo/surface_pro...
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/surfac...
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/all/surfac...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/q8sw6k/comment/hgr...
I wonder what it would take to make such a nice device for an independent company with Linux. The m2 chip is obviously out of the question, but I wonder how close a startup could get in 5 years given some funding