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Message-Id: <1161008002.25309.11.camel@mindpipe>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:13:21 -0400
From: Lee Revell <rlrevell@...-job.com>
To: Kasper Sandberg <lkml@...anurb.dk>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
John Richard Moser <nigelenki@...cast.net>,
Kevin K <k_krieser@...global.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Driver model.. expel legacy drivers?
On Mon, 2006-10-16 at 11:39 +0200, Kasper Sandberg wrote:
> that makes very much sense, theres just one thing i dont understand.
>
> when there is an established standard, how can it EVER be in a
> companys best interrest to develop a new product that doesent use it,
> and thereby requires the development of new drivers, the distributing
> of those drivers, and all that sort?
Easy - when they think they can provide equivalent functionality and hit
a lower price point (or make a bigger profit at the same price point) by
violating the standard.
Lee
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