On 3 Jan 2012 05:07:44 GMT, notbob wrote:
On 2012-01-03, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
Its hardware support is severely lacking, making it next to useless as a
personal system.
Nonsense. I haven't had a problem with hardware compatability for
years. Last time I bought a new Brother laser printer, it set up with
CUPS (linux) in about 30 secs, about 5X faster than getting it working
on a Windows box. Even my scanner is no problem. Some experts claim
Linux now has better hardware support than Windows 7. The myth that
linux has poor hardware support is just that. A long dead myth, at
that.
My tower system won't boot to Linux. Actually, the display won't configure
properly and it's rather hard to change settings blind. This isn't unusual.
My Internet radio supports only Windows (several flavors back to Win2K) and
OS/X. No Linux. It's not unusual.
BTW, unlike my new netbook that came with XP and SP3, my linux
installations all work as intended, all the software fully functional
from the get go. No need to initiate an internet connection to The
Collective (microsoft.com) so they will bless my new computer and
remotely enable software I've already paid for, yet currently doesn't
function.
They make 'em for Linux. Of course it'll work.
It's a geek's toy.
If by geek, you mean I don't mind actually shifting my brain into gear
and learning something new, yep! ....I'm a geek. But, that's jes my
experience. Feel free to believe any fairy tales you like. 
No, it means that you spend more time ****ing with your computer than with
your SO.
nb, geek