[ubuntu-uk] Linux may void the warranty

[Philip Newborough]

Yep, it's a strange one. People install all sorts of software on their
Windows machines and yet I bet this wouldn't void the warranty. I'd be
interested to read the *actual* warranty that came with the machine.
Cracked screen hinge or not, I guess if it's in the warranty then it's
in the warranty.

Philip/.

On 9/14/07, Andy <stude.list at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Just saw a story on Google News.
> According to the story PC world refused to repair someone's laptop
> because he had put Linux on it thus voiding his warranty.
> <http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/09/13/pc-world-refuses-hardware-fault-repair-because-of-linux/>
>
> The odd thing, the fault was a cracked hinge on the screen of the laptop.
>
> This is what we are up against people! Large Companies actively trying
> to prevent people installing software such as Gnu/Linux.
>
> I would strongly recommend anyone think twice about buying from PC World.
> Any company who thinks that software could have caused that kind of
> hardware failure are probably not the best people to buy computer
> equipment off.
>
> Andy
>
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