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Re: Linux and Vista users share driver pain

__/ [ Peter Köhlmann ] on Monday 12 February 2007 17:13 \__

> http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/02/12/07OPopenent_1.html
> 
> /quote
> Customers are getting annoyed. They spent good money on the latest and
> greatest PC peripherals, only to find out that the hardware is only
> partially supported on their operating system of choice. Without the kernel
> drivers necessary to power them, some of the best features of the new toys
> are going unused.
> Oh, and just to be clear: The OS we're talking about is Microsoft Windows.
> /unquote
> 
> Well, could that mean that our resident widiots are simply lying through
> their teeth, as usual? After all, that scum is claiming vista works just
> fine

Actually, Linux is now at a position of advantage.

Linux Hardware Support

,----[ Quote ]
| Here's the problem with that argument: Most hardware does not
| work "Out of the box" in Windows. When people say their hardware
| worked "Out of the box" I don't think they are talking about "Out
| of the blue Windows XP box." What I think they mean is "Out of
| the Dell box."
|
| [...]
| 
| The catch is that you must buy hardware that is supported by the
| software you intend to run on it. Is this really so unreasonable?
| Would you buy a Sun Spark workstation and try to run Windows on it?
`----

http://www.jeeperscats.com/?p=7

Beware being ripped by Vista hardware scams

,----[ Quote ]
| He says that as he continues to use Vista, he's discovering more
| problems and not just with graphics applications and monitors.
| 
| No. He bought a Linksys wireless print server gizmo under a year
| ago and has discovered that the firm has no plans whatever to
| support it.
`----

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37480


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