Software-Refund-en
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| What follows is my experience with getting Windows Vista (and more!)
| refunded after buying a new machine from Dell Germany. The process is
| put down in details for that people interested in doing the same,
| can benefit as much as possible from my experience.
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http://www.thealternative.ch/tiki-index.php?page=Software-Refund-en
Related:
How to get a Windows tax refund
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| If you buy a computer, you often pay for Microsoft Windows even if
| you didn't ask for it and aren't going to use it. This article shows
| you how to return your unused Windows license and get your money
| back, freeing yourself from the Windows tax.
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http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/03/227237&from=rss
I've installed Linux, now give me my Windows refund
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| Unfortunately, due to unfair licensing practices, Windows comes
| with most computers that are purchased and most people have to payf
| or Windows whether they like it or not, even if they are looking for
| a naked machine, ie one without an operating system installed. As
| you may well know that finding a naked notebook is difficult and
| can be expensive. Because of this several complaints have been put
| to the European Union asking them to investigate. This has been
| reported in the press (see
| http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/276088_msfteu01.html). This,
| as you may have heard, is referred to as the 'Microsoft Tax'.
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http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=139627
Linux geek gets Dell to splash out for Windows
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| It's pretty difficult to buy a laptop without Windows these days. But
| what if you have no intention of using it? The EULA for Windows XP has
| this clause:
|
| "You agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA by installing,
| copying, or otherwise using the software. If you do not agree, do
| not install, copy, or use the software; you may return it to your
| place of purchase for a full refund, if applicable."
|
| Technically, then, you should be allowed to send it back to your
| place of purchase and get a refund. This is exactly what Dave
| Mitchell, a systems admin, did.
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http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/11/09/Linux_geek_gets_Dell_to_splash_out_for_Windows/
http://tinyurl.com/yf9cxb
Dell customer gets Windows refund
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| Thanks to Dell, one UK Linux user has succeeded in the perennial quest
| to buy and use a laptop without paying for an unused bundled OS.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2006/110706-dell-windows.html
Dell Refunds OS Cost For Those Adopting Linux
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| Open source technology fans in the San Francisco Bay Area are reportedly
| some of the first who began campaigning to get refunds for Microsoft
| Windows software they did not plan on using.
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http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=4990
The Battle (Continued)
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| At 9AM, the man from Toshiba (keeping him anonymous. From now on his name
| is "Tosh") decided to phone me. He was irritated by the last email and
| decided to confront me on the phone... His confrontation was
| intimidating, but not enough to scare me off. I have too much invested
| into this to be put off by a phone call. From the conversation, I noted
| a few things:
|
| 1) He clearly hadn't read, or maybe understood, the emails that I have
| sent him. I could tell this by the way that he was still asking me
| questions that I have quite clearly stated the answers to, in the emails.
|
| 2) Scare tactics from multinationals these days are expected, if not
| welcomed.
|
| 3) He tried to convince me to take down my blog entries and publications
| of these conversations because they may be seen as slanderous, and
| "pulling down the company". I explained to him how I have not once said
| that Toshiba are a bad company. Rather, I have applauded their good
| notebooks, and also their great support on open source platforms. What
| I have done, is ask some questions that no one else is willing to ask.
| Questions that everyone is pretending not to have the answers for.
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http://soupofchicken.blogspot.com/2006/10/battle-continued.html
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| Instead of fretting about getting a refund for a nice box with that
| legacy system that bogs down and crashes for no reason every other
| week, I would encourage users to save their money a little longer until
| they can afford the nicer boxes with no operating system, or that comes
| with a modern, robust system, such as GNU/Linux, already installed.
| After all, we sure don't want to encourage the folks at Microsoft to
| develop more shoddy software. It's kind of like buying a Yugo because
| it's cheap. It's cheap for a reason, and you get what you pay for.
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http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/65792/
How To Find A Computer With GNU/Linux Pre-Installed
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| One LXer reader's quest to find and list vendors selling computers
| with GNU/Linux pre-installed leads to the development of a GNU/Linux
| vendor database.
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http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/66518/
EU investigating new complaint about Microsoft
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| European Union regulators are "studying" a consumer complaint that
| Microsoft Corp. forces computer makers to sell machines that are
| preloaded with Windows, excluding other operating systems such as
| Linux....
|
| The complaint comes as the regulator threatens to fine Microsoft as
| much as 2 million euros, or $2.5 million, a day for not complying with
| a 2004 antitrust ruling. The commission also has cautioned the company
| about bundling products into its new version of Windows, which will be
| released next year.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/276088_msfteu01.html
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