Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors

[Da Rock]

On Sun, 2008-12-07 at 12:14 -0800, prad wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 20:35:17 +0100
> Uwe Laverenz <uwe at laverenz.de> wrote:
> 
> > Who is "most freebsd users"?
> >
> i would think most are interested in running servers or routers or
> possible scientific applications or engaged in os study and appreciate
> its simplicity and consistency.
> 
> i don't think it can compete with linux in terms of some of the bells
> and whistles that the desktop offers, but imho, a lot of those bells
> ring out of tune and the whistles result in sore lips.
> 

The possibility here is the bells and whistles strangely enough DO work
in tune and without sore lips... FreeBSD could be THAT good.