Is this just a pissing match gone bad?
"I'll be damned if I'm going to buy a copy of Vista just to get the crashing caused by Foxconn's BIOS to stop, I am not going to be terrorized."
Isn't this whole thing the result of bad research before purchase?
About the only thing interesting about this is if the guy gets sued under DMCA for disassembling the BIOS of the motherboard.
It's equivalent to having a web application that states that it is W3C-standards compliant, purchasing a subscription, and then discovering that it only works in IE, not because Firefox and Safari don't work with it, but because they've added a bit of browser-detection code that turns other browsers over to Tubgirl.
I'm not certain what the potential anti-trust implications are.
About the DMCA, yes it sucks, and yes, it would be irrational to sue because of that, that's why it would be interesting. Anyway, not that I am hoping for that. Stupid laws should go away.
But they aren't. They're specifically testing for OS versions and handing back different (and, in this case, broken) data to "linux" software. At best, that's horribly broken and a reason to avoid Foxconn hardware. Excusing it with this "Certification(tm)" canard is just spin, and you appear to have fallen for it hook, line and sinker.
Just switch brands already. I have my own brand that I like for MBs exactly because I have never had to put up with this cheesy crap from the mfg I use. Foxconn sucks for pulling this crap, so the guy writing the article should stay away from retard brands. Next time, spend the extra $10 or whatever and get a good motherboard. That is the real lesson I see in all of this.
If you bought a desk that was rated for holding 100 pounds of stuff, and it collapsed because you put 75 pounds of monitors on it (well, they were big CRTs...). You call the company, and they refuse to honor the warranty because they don't provide CRT support, despite their desk being certified for 100 pounds of weight.
Now, if you're saying that it's ridiculous to expect a cheap manufacturer to actually conform to the specs they say they do... well, you may have a point.
Anti-trust... Why would that be anti-trust anyway? Where do monopolies come into play?
"Anyway. Accusing companies of conspiring against us when the most likely explanation is simply that they don't care is a fucking ridiculous thing to do and does nothing to get rid of the impression that Linux users are a bunch of whining childish hatemongers. Next time, try talking to someone who actually understands this stuff first?"
Thank you, Matt.
Now all you downmodders, please upmod me :-)
Seriously, you guys should not downmod just because a post disagrees with you.