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Re: [News] Acer Gives 'Windows Tax' Refund to Man Who Does Not Want Windows

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Man wins damages from Acer over Windows refund 
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Initially, Acer had offered only ?30 if the man returned elements of the 
>| install at his own expense .
> `----
> 
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=42546
> 
> Excellent. This might be the first successful case (and precedent).
> 

The more frequently this happens, the more this will highlight the
monopoly Microsoft still retains on OEM machines, and equally, the risks
to the OEMs of not offering multi-boot or non-Windows machines to the
customers (those would be the people who actually pay the bills).

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