I have run either Linux or FreeBSD (briefly) on every laptop I have owned since my first one in 2002. I have never once booted into Windows since the first thi

I have run either Linux or FreeBSD (briefly) on every laptop I have owned since my first one in 2002. I have never once booted into Windows since the first thing I do is wipe the disk. However, despite switching vendors several times, every one of those machines has had Windows preinstalled because it ended up being included with the hardware I wanted. Even when I was quite poor, I didn't care so much about getting a refund for the Windows Tax (after all, I was willing to pay the price with Windows included), but I hated the fact that I was subsidizing a company whose product I don't use and who is actively working against my user experience. I'd be happy with paying the same retail price, but with a simple way to donate what would have gone to Microsoft to the Linux Foundation or to pay an employee working on drivers, open standards, or anything else that ultimately improves my experience.