Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:03:06 +0000, Invisible wrote:
> 
>> Yeah, well... why bother supporting a platform that hardly anybody uses?
>> *Clearly* it's more profitable to support only the most popular
>> platforms. ;-)
>>
>> That's why no Linux drivers, no Linux games, no Linux apps...
>>
>> (Yes, I realise there are a few of these now, but still not that many.
>> Yet.)
> 
> This is not an accurate portrayal by any stretch.
> 
> "no linux drivers" - as someone pointed out, especially as regards legacy 
> hardware support, Linux kicks Windows' ass.  The time it becomes a 
> problem is when the manufacturer won't release specifications for the 
> hardware so drivers can be created.
> 
> "a few" is a poor characterization at best.

I meant there are no Linux drivers for high-end hardware like expensive 
graphics cards. Clearly there *are* Linux drivers for lots of other things.

And by "a few" I meant more games and applications rather than drivers.

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