Do they not care about having a high quality product?
The hard reality that Linux kernel driver model stalwarts must face is that the only measure that matters to these companies is profit margin, and the economics just are not in favor of upstreaming their drivers. So knowing that, do we continue to yell into the night or do we implement a solution that doesn't leave umpty billion devices without kernel security updates?
No.
They care about maximizing shareholder value. If shipping lots of hardware with barely functional drivers integrators need to beat up into shape makes the most profit, that's what they'll do.
If you spend $20K more on making the software work, then it pays off paying $1 less for a part with a crappy driver than buying one from a vendor who also provides great software for anything you intend to sell more than 20K units.
