Re: [SLUG] The M$ rebate

From: michael hast (evylrobot19@cox.net)
Date: Mon Aug 15 2005 - 19:49:39 EDT


On Mon, 2005-08-15 at 19:34 -0400, Robin 'Roblimo' Miller wrote:
> michael hast wrote:
>
> >Have any of you guys heard of this, and is it worth pursuing?
> >
> >http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/18459/18459.html
> >
> >
>
> That non-article is from 1999. Hardly anyone has ever gotten a refund on
> the "Windows" portion of the typical hardware/software mass-market PC
> system. The dodge is, if you don't like the OS or its licensing terms,
> which most PC vendors consider an integral part of the system, you can
> send the whole thing back.
>
> If you don't want to accept a computer that comes with Windows, buy from
> a vendor that sells you one preloaded with Linux or without any OS
> preloaded. There are such vendors, you know, if you look around a little
> bit.
>
> - Robin
>
That's kind of what I figured. I read the attached testimony, and it
sounds as if this guy just whined until they caved. Hardly a triumph.
It's still an intriguing thought.

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