My WIFI doesn't work, the DVD tray won't close, and the display doesn't come on...
Oh, yes. the (not so) good old days of checking harware compatibility lists before buying any gear. If we have it easy today, we have to thank, of all companies, Microsoft. They used their monopoly power for good for once, they forced hardware makers to adopt standard interfaces, so they could use gwneric drivers on windows Vista and forward. This is why pretty much any PC today works with Linux without fuss.
Oh, yes. the (not so) good old days of checking harware compatibility lists before buying any gear. If we have it easy today, we have to thank, of all companies, Microsoft. They used their monopoly power for good for once, they forced hardware makers to adopt standard interfaces, so they could use gwneric drivers on windows Vista and forward. This is why pretty much any PC today works with Linux without fuss.