____/ [H]omer on Saturday 22 September 2007 21:52 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
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>> Man wins damages from Acer over Windows refund
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>> | Initially, Acer had offered only €30 if the man returned elements
>> | of the install at his own expense.
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> | According to this web site, not only did Antoine Gutzwiller get a
> | full refund on a list of the software bundled his machine, but got
> | €500 extra for what the court dubbed Abusive Resistance.
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> "Abusive Resistance"?
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> I like that. I wonder if there's a similar legal term in the UK? Maybe
> that recent PC World victim could use it to make them squirm a bit.
That sure made the guy famous for a little while, but he still needed to go
through a great of hassle.
As you say, it's an interesting case not just because of the refund itself.
Class action would be interesting.
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