[SGVLUG] Fw: [HP3000-L] Get a refund for XP

[Dan Borne]

Yes, it is in all of the M$ EULAs and the "Windows refund" has been
attempted many times. The only way you'll get it to work is to be very
adamant in your disdain for the EULA and Window$.

I want to try it one of these days just for the experience.

On 06/11/2007, Tom Emerson <osnut at pacbell.net> wrote:
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> FYI -- I know some folks here might be interested...
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: Craig Lalley <mr_lalley at YAHOO.COM>
>
> Nice, if only this were in the US.
>
> Italian judge makes HP give refund for pre-installed XP
>
> Ever read the EULA on a new computer? Well, someone in Italy did. And it
> seems the End User License Agreement on the user's HP/Compaq system says "if
> the user doesn't agree with these terms, he shall contact the manufacturer
> in order to return the software and receive a reimbursement." So he tried to
> do just that, but HP said no, and it went to court. An Italian judge ordered
> HP to refund the cost of the operating system and MS Works, which was also
> pre-installed. Read more here:
> http://www.wxpnews.com/QBWWLM/071106-HP-Refund
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