I was speaking in the context of the question I was replying to, which was "why would you not just go with a Linux desktop for that?" More specifically, it's t

I was speaking in the context of the question I was replying to, which was "why would you not just go with a Linux desktop for that?" More specifically, it's the state of Linux device drivers and integration testing for laptops and consumer peripherals I'm complaining about. That's not a result of any inherent deficiency of the Linux kernel or its design. It's ultimately an economics issue.