Great article, very informative. So apparently you can always buy a box and give it back as is--though stores selling them were typically reluctant to provide

Great article, very informative. So apparently you can always buy a box and give it back as is--though stores selling them were typically reluctant to provide refunds in general. Except with the shrink-wrap license: provided the shrink-wrap is intact, by all means you can return the box. That clarifies many things.