Comment 1331 for bug 1

On 08/23/2010 05:23 AM, Martin Wildam wrote:

> Just to give an example: Somebody not knowing much of
> computers can buy yet another hardware gadget without the need to
> worry about compatibility with the OS. Everywhere is written if
> Windows 7 compatibility is given - but quite nobody writes
> "Linux-compatible" even if the compatibility is given.

Amusingly enough, I was hooking up a fairly new HP printer last night.
Works in Linux with no trouble. Works in XP with no trouble. Could not
find a driver. Windows 7, 64bit. You know why, and I know why, but the
user still doesn't understand why I had trouble, and how I had to fix it.

I still find it funny that many of the things people hold Windows out
for doing well, it often does not do so well.