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There used to be (possibly apocryphal but seemingly true) stories about people who manage to get the OEM cost of Windows refunded on a new computer purchase by
by paulgb 6y ago
There used to be (possibly apocryphal but seemingly true) stories about people who manage to get the OEM cost of Windows refunded on a new computer purchase by telling Microsoft they did not agree with the terms. They were going to install Linux on it anyway so didn’t need it.
I’m not sure if it was official policy (out of fear that clickwrap isn’t enforceable if you can’t opt out) or if it was just worth it to pay off people who went to that much effort, but either way good for them.
- ectopod 6y agoThere was a case in Italy the other day. Lenovo fought hard but had to pay, plus €20,000 damages for being a PITA. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26456524 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26456524
- flatiron 6y agohttp://marc.merlins.org/linux/refundday/#:~:text=For%20those%20who%20hadn't,with%20the%20machine%20they%20bought http://marc.merlins.org/linux/refundday/#:~:text=For%20those....
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