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Re: Compaq Says Installing Linux Voids Its Hardware Warranty

On Mar 25, 4:00 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> ChangeLog: Run Linux, lose warranty
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | When she called Compaq -- the unit comes with a one-year warranty
> | on the hardware -- they asked what operating system she was running.
> | When she told them Linux, they said, "Sorry, we do not honor our
> | hardware warranty when you run Linux." In order to get warranty
> | service, she was told, she would have to remove Linux and
> | reinstall the original OS.
> `----

Whereupon you get it fixed 'privately' then sue the retailer who sold
you the system in a small claims court.




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