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____/ High Plains Thumper on Sunday 13 Sep 2009 02:23 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Peter KÃhlmann on Saturday:
>>> Tim Smith wrote:
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Petition for the refund of OEM Licenses in the EU
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>> Dear Sir or Madam,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> REF: Unclear refunds of OEM Licenses in Europe
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Legally one could assume that a customer chooses what
>>>>>> he/she wants to buy. However it is still impossible
>>>>>> today to buy a laptop / computer without a Microsoft
>>>>>> license or to have a refund of said Microsoft
>>>>>> software, if you do not agree to the Microsoft
>>>>>> Licensing policies in which is clearly stated :
>>>>
>>>> Huh? It's easy to buy a computer without a Microsoft
>>>> license in Europe.
>>>
>>> *A* computer, yes Not a computer you would want, though.
>>> Most of those are rather old types, and too expensive for
>>> the power they have.
>>>
>>> And you certainly can't go into one of the big electronic
>>> markets and get *any* computer without OS. Simply impossible
>>> in germany
>>
>> Same in the UK.
>
> Same in the US, IMO, with walk-in city stores. Clone dealers
> have disappeared from the landscape due to cheap buys in
> department stores and on-line.
>
> One can buy white box PC's from TigerDirect.com, but they appear
> mostly to be a clearing house for other's excesses.
>
> I prefer rolling my own, have never owned a brand named PC except
> for laptops and earlier CP/M and DOS 8086, 8088 systems.
> However, I have been more satisfied by building my own, have been
> able to attain to cost effective performance.
>
> However, Windows XP is my last Windows system for now. I see no
> advantage to going to Windows 7 (Windows Vista SP3). I only use
> it for games. It will still be supported for a while, as people
> aren't ready to give it up, given the economy and MS continued
> sales for netbooks.
>
> I foresee more games being ported to Linux in the near future.
> The era of Microsoft operating systems is coming to a close, just
> as the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) came to a close. I
> believe the future is in Linux and Unix. Those who have lost
> financially due to compromised Windows systems are the new choir.
> I see a new generation of Linux and Unix converts.
Ballmer said almost a decade ago that it was the #1 threat.
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