Microsoft moves to integrate Windows with BIOS Matthew Broersma ZDNet UK October 03, 2003, 17:25 BST Tell us your opinion A deal with BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies would allow the operating system to directly control hardware. It also raises concerns over who controls the software in PCs Microsoft has expanded its relationship with BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies in a deal designed to more closely integrate the basic building blocks of the PC with the Windows operating system. The relationship, announced this week, is designed to make PCs simpler and more reliable, the companies said. The move is likely to put...