Linux Has Worse Device Support Than Windows...I Don't Think So
I was cleaning a virus out of a Windows XP system for a client when the UPS driver showed up with my latest gadget. The virus was one of the fake Anti-Virus viruses, you know, the kind that pops up all kinds of warnings. The gadget was a new MP4 watch. I am a sucker for watches that do other things.
The package showed that the watch software required Windows 2000, XP or Vista. I had a computer close by that runs XP so I decided to test the watch on it. The only printed paper inside the package was a list, in several languages, of the contents of the box.
I hooked the cable up to the watch, then to the computer. A box popped up that said new hardware was found. Then a box popped up asking where I wanted to search for the drivers. It only took 4 1/2 hours to get to this point but everything was working.
When I got back, I decided to see what would happen if I plugged the watch into one of my Debian GNU/Linux computers.
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