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Re: [News] New Push in the EU Encourages Commission to Make Unbundling a Reality

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____/ High Plains Thumper on Saturday 12 Sep 2009 15:36 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Petition for the refund of OEM Licenses in the EU
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> [...]
>>> 
>>> For a fact the manufacturer or installer refuse to refund or
>>> even refer to Microsoft to obtain a refund, which clearly is
>>> in violation of the said OEM License Policy. Weâd like to
>>> urge the European Commission to take action and to make it
>>> possible to apply the License Policy of Microsoft and the
>>> law in favor of the consumer.
>>> 
>>> We have studied the Licenses of the majority of Microsoft
>>> Operating Systems and have discovered that they all apply.
>> `----
>> 
>> http://softwarepushers.com/
> 
> If the EU were to take the issue to stance, it could be changed,
> also may set a precedence for other countries to follow suit.  It
> wrong to deny the consumer what would normally be a binding legal
> document.  Seems nowadays the only provision that applies is
> software theft.  "It is okay for me to steal from you, but not
> okay for you to steal from me."

See what Microsoft did to i4i.

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