"In the last 7 years of that time I've been a full-time Linux kernel developer. If I'm complaining about the amount of effort it took to make this laptop functi

"In the last 7 years of that time I've been a full-time Linux kernel developer. If I'm complaining about the amount of effort it took to make this laptop functional, then the average user is boned." Same song and dance since 2006. Great only if you have no money and lots of time to learn and experiment.