And why not?
If it you have a screwdriver and a little bit of time, I really don't see why you can not.
I requested the source code for my TV and Blu-ray player as it was stated in the manuals I could under the GPL. Don't know what I'll do with them, but I have them.
The thing about Macs is that they work A LOT better than a Windows PC. Your argument holds no water.
UEFI is Microsoft's "Magic Bullet" in so much as they will make it difficult for users of Linux (private and enterprise alike) to upgrade their hardware.
And yes, the is something you can do about it. Nobody has the b@ll$ to stand up and do it though. It is the same thing that we can do against the movie/music industry to put them in their place. Don't buy their products.
