Re: [newbie] gates gets Linux

[civileme]

On Wednesday 06 December 2000 18:46, you wrote:
> On Tuesday 05 December 2000 05:34 pm, Romanator wrote:
> > Hey Tom,
> >
> > Is it true about hardware providers paying fees to M$ so that Windows
> > supports or approves their hardware? In other words, no fee - no
> > drivers. Have you ever heard about this? I just wanted to clear that
> > up.
>
>      I have no idea, and I've never heard that.

Yes, it is true.  A fee is paid to Microsoft for testing the driver with 
windows and a seal is received thereafter which the manufacturer can affix to 
the package of his product.

Some manufacturers write their own drivers and do not pay the fee or affix 
the sticker.  On Microsoft's web site you will find those "third-party 
drivers" listred as a cause of crashes.

Civileme