Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:20:24 -0800 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best Laptop to buy for Freebsd Without OS? Message-ID: <20110218002024.GE2116@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=eANXjhihGL=VHh9S4VfsNKJE26DB7ED7qTn7W@mail.gmail.com> References: <3380813072-1551442120@intranet.com.mx> <A5FF7FA6-63FB-42EC-82B0-2C9C425A8839@mac.com> <AANLkTi=eANXjhihGL=VHh9S4VfsNKJE26DB7ED7qTn7W@mail.gmail.com>
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--JSkcQAAxhB1h8DcT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Brian Callahan on Thursday, 17 February 2011: > > 3) Buy a machine with the base Win 7 Home installed, decline the licens= e, and request a refund. > > =A0 Be prepared to waste significant time on this, but it can be done. > > >=20 > IANAL, but I have been informed by several lawyers that you cannot do > this. The Windows 7 EULA, when preinstalled on a machine, states that > the agreement is between you and the company selling you the computer, > and "By using the Software, you accept these terms. If you do not > accept them, do not use the software. Instead, contact the > manufacturer or installer to determine its return policy. You must > comply with that policy, which might limit your rights or require you > to return the entire system on which the software is installed." >=20 > The major OEMs will say "OK, then you must return the computer," and > you have no option but to comply. This is true for the USA. >=20 > If you want no-OS laptops, try Puget Systems www.pugetsystems.com or > PCs for Everyone www.pcsforeveryone.com >=20 > HTH >=20 > ~Brian > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" Those links both sport some pretty expensive prices. My comparable ASUS cost about half that, and came with Windows 7 installed (which I simply erased). Are those prices for real? --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://chipsquips.com | http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com --JSkcQAAxhB1h8DcT Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNXbtIAAoJEIpckszW26+Rz8kIALzh9B0l22MlepB4cEmz487y OFca2kLGB2/4/B3JIPrXdMiC1Rx0r7oLlCJFloY9w16JjPpdo09Ku02DacNQTpbM esVSF2v1mVGxsv2B4/PdX6bs6nf/LqnDOgf4RlWfImPCQlpYavwb+NxCIhL8YCtn ZDcvi67rKpPVj3r7OT0uikl+Yseq2FIl908v5WKGnGBjt76vyTiMzkbvRRIgkMl3 9yAMT//uwD+gJ8AXGoWGs6/JnI8CCt7QMXZ/NqW1zUPhyAz3hTbmp8mse7N13sIK Jp9c6w8bSEPeQxhi+wZ87CTtKwqtHC8yLWaEi8hLrg7rOj0i1i/ivoKKoS1FV5U= =mfji -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --JSkcQAAxhB1h8DcT--
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