I disagree. I specifically purchased a machine that would run well under Linux, with no proprietary modules, and that suspended, displayed, and generally ran flawlessly.
I did that because running Linux was worth having poorer performance hardware.
Nevertheless, I still had problems - even the Intel drivers can't composite properly when plugged into a monitor. Oh well, these were acceptable limits.
Then Ubuntu 9.04 came out, and me, like everyone else, got stung by Intel drivers changes that broke many machines and had been identified in the betas but not fixed.
That's it. After 10 years of the Linu desktop, including running rawhide and sid, I gave up and brought a Mac, struggling with OS X for about two weeks then getting into the feel of it.
I did that because running Linux was worth having poorer performance hardware.
Nevertheless, I still had problems - even the Intel drivers can't composite properly when plugged into a monitor. Oh well, these were acceptable limits.
Then Ubuntu 9.04 came out, and me, like everyone else, got stung by Intel drivers changes that broke many machines and had been identified in the betas but not fixed.
That's it. After 10 years of the Linu desktop, including running rawhide and sid, I gave up and brought a Mac, struggling with OS X for about two weeks then getting into the feel of it.