Re: Don't buy Foxcon Mboards being sold with dodgy BIOS

[Rob Morley <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:18 +0100
Conor <conor_turton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In article <20080726130222.27f0837e@bluemoon>, Rob Morley says...
> > The fact that they seem to think that
> > getting MS approval is the same as fully complying with the standard
> > really doesn't say much for their skills or attitude, does it?
> > 
> They never claimed such a thing. They claimed MS compatibility and it 
> is. 

They wrote:
"You are incorrect in that the motherboard is not ACPI complaint. If it
were not, then it would not have received Microsoft Certification for
WHQL."
> 
> And it's Foxconn so hardly the kind of kit you'd put in a decent
> built. To be fair, it just further illustrates that most Linux users
> are cheapskates.
> 
To be fair, that just further illustrates how much bullshit you spout.