In the long run, this is probably a benefit for Linux users. I always use Dell Precision laptops, and they usually support Linux pretty well (you can buy them w

In the long run, this is probably a benefit for Linux users. I always use Dell Precision laptops, and they usually support Linux pretty well (you can buy them with RHEL and even Ubuntu on some models). Once sales and accounting begin to realize that using OEM devices poorly supported on Linux (e.g. Broadcom) means Chinese customers won't buy the hardware, they'll begin using more Linux friendly vendors such as Intel.