Greg Klebus said something yesterday/last night/this morning that sounded right. (Things are tricky when you comment on something written on the other side of the world.):
But there is hope here. More and more manufacturers do provide Linux support. It sometimes may be kind of unofficial, weak, hard to find (sic), but still is there. And growing.
So, folks, don’t ask what Linux can do for you, ask what you can do for Linux. Buy only devices that are supported on Linux. If you have one that’s unsupported, bug the manufacturer asking for Linux support (at least one email). Otherwise, Microsoft is going to kick Linux off the desktop market completely.