[OT] Re: Logitech: We don't have any mouse that works with Ubuntu

[NoOp]

On 04/30/2009 04:58 PM, Derek Broughton wrote:
> Ruben Varela wrote:
> 
>> That's seems odd... I have a Logitech TrackMan Wheel. It works great
>> with Ubuntu. I've never had a problem
>> 
>> Maybe what they're trying to say is that they don't have any support
>> for it or that they can't guarantee that it'll work with Ubuntu...
> 
> No, it's a particular sales rep who is saying (possibly with the full 
> support of the company) that their products _don't_ work with Linux - 
> because basically he doesn't want to go to the hassle of checking.  I say 
> "possibly with ... support" because it actually makes some business sense 
> for Logitech to explicitly deny support to avoid the hassle of supporting a 
> small portion of the market.  And it will continue to make business sense to 
> them until Linux users make it clear that the attitude costs them.
> 

Nearly all of their product pages (at least for mice) also note that
they don't support/work with Mac's either. Sample:

<http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/3053&cl=us,en>

<quote>
**Some profile settings require Setpoint to be enabled and are not
supported on Macintosh, Linux and earlier Windows-based operating systems.
</quote>

which Microsoft does. One would think that they'd want a piece of the
Mac market as well... but they are a Swiss public company w/corporate HQ
in California (not far from me) with declining shares:

http://ir.logitech.com/overview.cfm?
  http://ir.logitech.com/stockquote.cfm?

<http://ir.logitech.com/financialhistoryQtr.cfm?pagesect=Prod&IncomeYear=2009>

So, were I them I'd certainly invest in supporting both Linux and Mac
(which is pretty much linux any more 'I think'). Maybe Shuttleworth can
convince them :-)