Windows Tax: save £25 per PC
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| As Linux makes greater headway on the desktop, a growing number
| of manufacturers like Maxdata have opted not to sell computers loaded
| with the Windows XP operating system.
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| Two years ago, a Belgian, Christophe Vandeplas, actually managed to
| convince Acer to remove Windows XP from his laptop AND give him some
| money back.
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| There's also precedence from Steve Oualline of Linux Journal who managed to
| get the full USD 199 refund for his unused copy of Microsoft Windows XP.
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