[publius911]

So when a Windows user discovers these challenges on a new Linux installation, they immediately assume it must be Linux that is at fault. In reality, this couldn’t be farther from the truth.

Wrong!
It's the absolute truth.

And it is Linux which is at fault. It is advertised as being able to run on Windows, and then idiots like the author whine that Microsoft should have foreseen DIY programmers might write stuff in the future that might not work as expected. Maybe Microsoft and the chip makers simply retired their OUIJA boards early.

What a silly comment to make! Stuff people are writing don't work in Windows.

D'OH!

[ShadowAce]

...then idiots like the author whine that Microsoft should have foreseen DIY programmers might write stuff in the future that might not work as expected.

Uhhh--no.

Hardware drivers are not written by Microsoft. They are written by the hardware vendors. In the vast majority of cases, they write to the largest customer base--Windows. This is not a surprise, nor is the author complaining about it. He is just stating the fact that the driver may not be readily available for Linux.

In either case, it is NOT the OS' fault for a lack of drivers.