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Dear AMD/ATI,

you said on your site that you needed to withdraw resources from development of older drivers. You said that it was necessary for you to focus all efforts on your new hardware. You said that it is for our own good, so we can have better experience.

Dear AMD/ATI, did you forget that video cards, that you called old, are 6 months old?
Did you forget that there are more than 10 million laptops in shops with yours, now unsupported hardware?
Do you know that all of that video cards does not work with Linux anymore?
Did you forget that number of Linux users is on the rise?

Dear AMD/ATI, why don’t you fully open your video drivers? There are people out there, who knows how to make it work. There are people who have time to make it work.

Dear AMD/ATI, I am very disappointed in your decision to forget me and the money I gave to have your product.

Dear AMD/ATI, I will never again buy laptop with your video card. NVidia didn’t open their driver either, but at least, their cards work and keeps working better with Linux.

Dear AMD/ATI, I am sorry, but you forced me to say ‘farewell’.

Once faithfully,
Emil Beli

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