Windows works only because everyone accommodates Windows. Just like any other OS, without vendor support you are not going to get very far on hardware compatibi

Windows works only because everyone accommodates Windows. Just like any other OS, without vendor support you are not going to get very far on hardware compatibility. OS X severely limits the range of applicable hardware and Apple has enough muscle to get support for its models and configurations. While I agree generally that a lot of boneheaded moves occur on the Linux desktop (like Pidgin->Empathy), I don't think berating hardware support for not being equivalent to Windows is fair. Also, it's usually wrong; I have always had to install drivers every time I have installed Windows in the last five years, but I have only had to install drivers in Linux on a few occasions (MadWifi back before ath9k was around, Broadcom wireless on a friend's Dell laptop, uvcvideo before it was included in the kernel).