Haha, I would never say Linux had good driver support, I've seen and experienced some nightmares trying to get devices to work. I was just using it to juxtapose 7's difficulty with Ralink (Ralink!) drivers.
Why does everybody think that's what I'm saying? Did I say I was mad at Microsoft? Did I say that Microsoft should make these drivers? I said I'm upset that the devices don't work with Windows 7, even after installing the drivers. And yeah, I don't expect Microsoft to handle every piece of hardware out there, but when it doesn't even recognize that the hardware is there, I get a little upset. Do they really think it's okay to say "If Windows doesn't recognize it, it doesn't exist. To hell with what is physically there." It's not like I'm running some archaic device here. These are fairly new (And still in stores!) wifi devices.
Anyway after about four hours I got something working in a rather roundabout way, so I'm pleased with that.
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What Ralink card?
That was directed at it being completely oblivious to the hardware.
The Ralink was actually a Belkin USB dongle, I don't remember what the other cards I tried were.
CDO, etc.
Yeah, I was originally going to put that but didn't feel like explaining it if someone asked.
It doesn't take much to figure it out :P
Sad part is you're right... first thing that came to my mind was this LOLcat pic I seen awhile back.