Lest VIA be the only one, a host of prominent hardware manufacturers are talking about open-source hardware drivers too.
At the second annual Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit, the big OEM vendors all said that they support open-source drivers.

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Microsoft announced late Thursday that it would extended the support lifecycle for Windows XP on what it calls Ultra Low-Cost PCs (ULCPCs). This means ultra-portable, low-power computers like the Asus Eee PC, sub-notebooks and MID-based handhelds will still ship with Windows XP, and that their owners will be able to get support for the software. [...]

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