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	Underscore	2008-05-01 , 19:12
	Posts: 276 \| Thanked: 74 times \| Joined on Feb 2008 @ Missouri, USA	#34

Originally Posted by Benson

In which case, it's not surprising; Microsoft owns the market, so all hardware people make Windows drivers, and distribute them with the hardware. Linux is scarce and mildly fragmented, so many drivers come from "the community" and are distributed with (and tweaked, auto-configed, etc. to suit) the distro.

Thanks, this is what I meant. Pretty much any hardware that comes out....they're going to make a Windows version of the driver. It may not be on the xp install disc but there's a good chance the product will come with a setup cd for Windows, while linux is often ignored.

And btw, I'm not dissing linux. Linux is great, I'd like to convert, it's just a hassle and doesn't seem worth it from my perspective. I have everything I need on my cozy little Windows machine. Why should I convert?

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