[arachne] Re: handheld printer

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You know, something that most of us on this list forget about is the economics 
involved with tech gadgets, peripherals included.  We salvage stuff, by flea 
market bargains, dumpster dive, etc., so....how can we possibly expect OEMs to 
cater to our very specialized needs?  The ROI just isn't there to justify the 
expense of supporting some of our gadgets.  Plus, if you want to see an OEM go 
bankrupt, convince them to forego 90 percent of possible market/sales and 
forget about getting their gadget "Certified for Windows".
One final thought...in the Mac club, you rarely see complaints about Apple "no 
longer supporting the Mac 6,7" etc, no bitching about lack of drivers for the 
old Apple Lisa...the users EXPECT to totally and completely replace their Mac 
hardware and software, not carrying 25 yrs plus of baggage with them to the new 
Mac OS.
Perhaps we in the old PC club expect too much??  I don't know, but I sometimes 
wonder.
Wiz

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-----Original Message-----
From: "Greg Mayman" <gmone@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 5/24/2009 8:47 PM
Subject: [arachne] Re: handheld printer

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On Sun, 24 May 2009 04:47:02 -0400, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:

> Don't believe everything you read on the packaging and in the fine
> manual about how the manufacturer of the device supports only Window$.
> Many manufacturers of peripheral devices are believed to be colluding
> on the sly with linux developers who will create linux drivers for their
> devices.  There are very few manufacturers who will openly admit to
> collaborating with linux developers because they know that if they do
> they will be punished by Microsoft.  For getting caught collaborating
> with linux developers, Micro$oft might do nasty things to them such as,
> for example, refuse to approve for use in Window$ systems any of the
> manufacturer's device drivers, even the ones which the manufacturer
> developed specifically for use with Window$.  I hope the frigging
> bustards at Micro$oft get sued bigtime over charges that Micro$oft's
> driver signing racket is in violation of the anti-trust laws.

Yup, so do I. But I won't be holding my breath waiting for it....


    
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