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Re:The Linux desktop experience is killing Linux on the desktop by pbhjpbhj on Saturday June 11, 2011 @11:37AM (#2644116)
>$100 is not what it will take. It will take a vendor that's willing to build the laptop out of supported hardware instead of whatever they can source most cheaply.

I imagine it's cheaper just to support the hardware you are using for other OSs though?

Dell were shipping Linux based laptops and presumably chose this route over the "create hardware specifically for Linux" route. Why did Dell fail in this respect?

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Re:The Linux desktop experience is killing Linux on the desktop by sandGorgon on Saturday June 11, 2011 @12:09PM (#2644200)
take that thought one bit further.

Say you only support hardware from the last 5 years (Drop all pre-2001 compatibility.) - 5 major laptop makers,3-4 hardware/motherboard lines. Can a software player not raise 20K$ to buy hardware and build in full out-of-the-box compatibility ?

Diaspora raised 200K for vaporware - can this not be funded ?

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