Windows Vista - the true cost
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| Anyway, our efforts proved successful. After a couple of calls to
| customer service on Friday, we obtained a refund from Dell for the
| unwanted software (Vista and MS Works). The big surprise was the
| refund we were offered: a mere GBP17 for Vista and GBP6 for Works.
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http://www.bristolwireless.net/news/?p=274
Have a look at these:
"New Dimension 9200 with MS Vista freezes"
http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=vista&thread.id=13050
See how Dell tries to prevent people from choosing XP:
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/winxp_dimen?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
Where's Linux? Where's true choice in the market?
Related:
Dell Refunds OS Cost For Those Adopting Linux
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| Open source technology fans in the San Francisco Bay Area are reportedly
| some of the first who began campaigning to get refunds for Microsoft
| Windows software they did not plan on using.
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http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=4990
How to get a Windows tax refund
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| If you buy a computer, you often pay for Microsoft Windows even if
| you didn't ask for it and aren't going to use it. This article shows
| you how to return your unused Windows license and get your money
| back, freeing yourself from the Windows tax.
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http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/03/227237&from=rss
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