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To: slumos@nevada.edu
Subject: Re: Laptop without Windows 
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Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 21:48:56 -0600
From: Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org>
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In message <991885305.3b1ef7f967c39@webmail.scsv.nevada.edu>
slumos@nevada.edu writes: 
: Gaa! :-) No, I mean I thought Microsoft changed the license so that
: people CAN'T get a refund anymore.  And the fact that Dell is
: shipping some systems without Windows implies that they shouldn't be
: claiming to customers that the "can't" do the same with other
: systems.

It is setup such that getting a refund is impossible.  MS says go to
Dell.  Dell says go to MS.  If push comes to shove, they'll say that
"return for a refund" means something other than you think it means.
You'll have to return the whole laptop to get a full refund.  There's
no way to win.  While the ELUA might seem clear, lawyers can twist
them around and companies can take a position that will cost too much
$$$ to fight.

Warner

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