Whenever someone complains of poor hardware support on Linux, it's worth remembering that this is not just because Linux sucks or Linux developers can't code. I

Whenever someone complains of poor hardware support on Linux, it's worth remembering that this is not just because Linux sucks or Linux developers can't code. It's about money. Hardware manufacturers don't write drivers for Linux; the market share is small, so the ROI is low. And they refuse to release documentation from which others can write drivers, because the default in business is to keep as much information secret as possible (sometimes due to fears of patent lawsuits, or NDAs with upstream suppliers). Thus, there are powerful institutional and economic forces at work against the success of a free-as-in-freedom consumer OS, and it pains me to see fellow hackers piling on. Disclosure: I'm a Xubuntu user, and I have to borrow someone's Mac when I want to use the printer at my co-working space. So yup, the problem is real. But more people switching, just to earn a little convenience, doesn't help.