Microsoft open sourced Hyper V drivers because they were in violation of the GPL ( http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/pigs-are-flying-low-why-... ). They just made the most of it afterwards.
Google and Samsung soar into list of top 10 Linux contributors
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Re: Google and Samsung soar into list of top 10 Linux contributors
#52Seeing so many chip makers up there on the list makes me wonder about the state of Linux drivers. Why is it that Android and Chrome OS and Windows can make drivers actually work, but Linux on laptops will still predictably run hot and drain the battery like crazy?
Microsoft have lots of driver issues too: hardware manufacturers build buggy drivers that break Windows. They're making progress on this via WHQL and Windows Logo labelling. Unfortunately it's not obvious that a "Works on Linux" logo scheme will have much effect without wider consumer adoption (which, in classic chicken/egg fashion, is hindered by shonky drivers)!