I've never heard of that. What hardware vendors *do* have to pay for are
certain types of certification testing. A few years ago it was almost all
done by Microsoft. but a lot of it these days is "self-cert" by the company.
However, if you don't make hardware that falls into that category then your
hardware must be tested by Microsoft and they charge a nominal fee for that
service. If your hardware passes then it is listed on the HCL (Hardware
Compatibility List).
Rick
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Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 9:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [newbie] gates gets Linux
On Tuesday 05 December 2000 05:34 pm, Romanator wrote:
> Hey Tom,
>
> Is it true about hardware providers paying fees to M$ so that Windows
> supports or approves their hardware? In other words, no fee - no
> drivers. Have you ever heard about this? I just wanted to clear that
> up.
I have no idea, and I've never heard that.
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Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
