Desktop Linux: Certified, Not Certifiable
A lot of hardware vendors are jumping on the Linux bandwagon these days. Some of their pre-installed Linux systems are easier to find than others -- and some you might wish you hadn't found at all.
The problem is that while pre-installed Linux options get a lot more support -- and a lot more marketing -- than ever before, these systems still tend to get lost amidst a vendor's Windows-based offerings. And while it can be tough even to piece together one vendor's desktop Linux lineup, trying to compare products from multiple vendors is truly a frustrating experience.
But finding systems with Linux pre-installed is just half the battle -- and it's not the most important half. There's also the question of just how dedicated a vendor is to ensuring that its Linux systems work out of the box with a particular distro, a specific kernel release, and a unique hardware configuration.
Sure, it's obvious that some solid, up-front hardware support R&D -- especially driver development and testing -- will save vendors a fortune in back-end support costs. Then again, if it's such an obvious point, why do so few of them get it?
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