On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 01:57:22PM +0200, xyzzy@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > If vendors have hidden contracts or are being blackmailed by M$, what good > would it do to complain to them about their lack of support for Linux? More pressure == more chance that things chance. > This is the crux of why M$ still has the stranglehold it has in the desktop > market and will continue to for a good long while even if the Open Source > solution is free. [...] This is called an (almost) monopoly and that's exactly why the vendors don't *have* to care for your (and our) problems, *unless* we represent a slice of the market that can't be ignored anymore. After having done investigations for new laptops that work with Linux, I completely understand your frustration. But after having worked with UNIX and Linux *only* (*never* used Windows) for 20 years now, I will never give up... -- -- Jos Vos <jos@xxxxxx> -- X/OS Experts in Open Systems BV | Phone: +31 20 6938364 -- Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Fax: +31 20 6948204
