first things first, if that's deliberate, boycott wii

i mean that's ridiculous.

but also it looks like it will be okay if you don't use acpi. i understand that's not suitable for a lot of users, and if foxconn does this to one feature, they can do it to any. a list of all foxconn products would be nice, if possible, then we can never buy their stuff.

but i know that sadly, rebranding and the fact that sometimes identical models use different chips from different people, (at least in networking cards) means we may never be able to completely avoid these people.

getting the ftc involved is a great idea. this is more anti-trust stuff, and the pro-microsoft doj that bill and melinda bought in 2000 may be packing their bags soon.

i never liked apm/acpi, and i'm a laptop user. i know it can help with batteries, i know it's good for the environment, but i just thought it gave too much power to software, it's very 2001: a space odyssey in my opinion. it seems like there ought to be an option that ignores more of the table,... although people should fight this sort of thing from foxconn.