Talk:Vendors

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Tangential information about Apple should be removed

There is a comment that Apple has donated money to victims of September 11, why on earth is that relevant to whether not Vendors are friendly towards free software or are pro-DRM? I call for this to be deleted, it is superfluous.

Index by Product Type?

This page is getting large enough now, so that indeces are needed. In this way, people who are considering the purchase of hardware can quickly find the relevant entries.

How about something like this to start with:

= Index by Product Type = 
== Cameras ==
* [[#Canon]]

== Printers ==
* [[#Brother]]
* [[#Canon]]
* [[#Epson]]

I think its good as it is. -- Eldmannen 16:18, 4 December 2006 (EST)

Delete Microsoft

Why is there an entry for Microsoft. They're a software company. I thought this site was about hardware vendors. Kosher 01:24, 25 November 2006 (EST)

• Microsoft is also a hardware company - users may be considering their keyboards and mice for use on their PCs. (And if the Playstation info is relevant under the Sony entry, Microsoft makes the Xbox competition to those.)
  • So far as I'm aware, all "microsoft" hardware, is manufactured by others. Microsoft merely issue licenses to these manufacturors which allows them to put the Microsoft trademark on their products. A keyboard with the word "Microsoft" written on it, doesn't make Microsoft a keyboard manufacturor. Kosher 00:43, 26 November 2006 (EST)

Microsoft makes keyboard, mice, joypad, joysticks. Even if it is as you say that Microsoft doesn't produce the hardware, they sell it under their name, and when consumers buy it, their money goes to the pocket of Microsoft. -- Eldmannen 16:16, 4 December 2006 (EST)

Home Pages?

I would like to see links to the Corporate home pages. What do others think? --65.249.253.29 04:29, 24 November 2006 (EST)

Yes, I agree. And/or to Wikipedia article. -- Eldmannen 17:22, 24 November 2006 (EST)

Disagree. This page isn't supposed to be a service to the vendors, but to consumers. People considering purchasing a product from a vendor, already know about the vendor's marketing materials. Kosher 00:56, 25 November 2006 (EST)

Product information?

What about product information? What do these companies produce/sell? All of those currently listed are obvious, but what about companies like TVease? Builders of a Linux-based media box. --65.249.253.29 04:32, 24 November 2006 (EST)

Maybe a link to website would be enough or to wiki which explain. Else just a very short summary. Must not clutter. -- Eldmannen 17:23, 24 November 2006 (EST)

References

Please try to include references if possible. -- Eldmannen 21:34, 24 November 2006 (EST)

Tracking Dots in printers

Should we also add a list of vendors that supports tracking dots in printers? More info on the EFF related page. --nakis 05:50, 23 July 2007 (EDT)