On Thu, 27 May 2004 05:34:11 +1000, Zenaan Harkness <zen@freedbms.net> said: > Except if a manufacturer actually went to the trouble of listing their > device id, name and email or web contact, then they may well get a > better picture of how many people are (attempting) to user their device > on a free os. I suspect that the number of companies that have realized that there is a market outside Wintel, but who haven't done *anything* to support it, is vanishingly small. > So of course, the question is how many companies will submit only > device identification information? Probably very few. Among other things, doing that flags the company as "yes, we *do* realize you guys are a market, but not one worth writing a driver for". That's worse PR for the company than "they haven't Heard The Word yet...."
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