Computers shouldn't come with Microsoft keys preinstalled to begin with (or an operating system for that matter). Microsoft being able to have Windows preinstalled on the vast majority of non-Apple PCs is how they gained their monopoly in the first place.
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This is especially true on computers where it is impossible to change the signing keys. Smartphones, game consoles, many laptops, some desktops, smart TVs, IoT devices, modern cars, etc.
They're betting on GTA VI dominating the news as well.
They're just trying to ride out the backlash until we all get distracted enough by other news to forget about it.
Both of those are soft forks of Android, meaning they still exist at the whim of Google.
The only real alternatives are Sailfish (proprietary userland, relies on Halium for its devices to run, which means the devices have a limited lifespan as they rely on a specific version of the Linux kernel that will eventually stop being supported), UBPorts, Droidian, etc. (also relies on Halium, but the userland is open sourcs), and mainline Linux distros like PostmarketOS (has one device that is fully functional, but is extremely slow, but device support is slowly improving over time).
All of those alternatives also support an Android compatibility layer, presuming you don't rely on device attestation DRM like Play Integrity.
While we're at it, the stock market is also easy to con, influence, and rig if you're powerful enough.
I'm personally waiting for the Moto/GrapheneOS collab coming out next year. I'm rocking a slightly older OnePlus with LineageOS now.
Altman is a symptom, not the problem. The problem is capitalism.
Kind of. You can change the signing key for the operating system, but you cannot change the signing key of the primary bootloader, as that is baked into the SoC.