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The only thing I don't like about that is that I wish there was a box I could check that says "I'm buying a Windows laptop, but I'm really planning to run Linux

• tga 14y ago
  The manufacturers can't hear what you're saying over the sound of the ringing cash register. You've already bought the Windows laptop, proving that Linux support from their part wasn't that important after all. The only way I'd see this working is if you could use the magical checkbox to say "I'm preordering this laptop only after you get all hardware properly working in Linux". Get enough Linux preorders like that and they might even task someone with prodding the component manufacturers to come up with proper drivers.
• slgeorge 14y ago
  As tga says the vendor is unlikely to hear that since they're concerned about actual sales. It's more likely that they'd be aware if you at least phoned them and told someone during the ordering process, but I doubt it would make its way through. Overall, if you want to send the signal that Linux compatibility is important you have to buy a machine with Linux on it.