[ubuntu-uk] Linux may void the warranty

[Dougie Richardson]

> 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/.

For anyoone in this position, a check with the trading standards reveals that while it is legal to put anything you like in a warranty, it doesn't mean it's legal to uphold.

In this case, the fact is that PCW have a policy that requires Windows to be the only OS installed. The goods have a material defect not one which cannot be attributed to installed software.

I've been following this quite closely and I have to say that I'm inclined to believe it's FUD. When it was posted on Slashdot one tof the replies was from a Curry's (part of the same group as PC World) area manager who asked the poster to contact him directly. I can't help but wonder if this is in fact more to do with how the case was cracked rather than the software installed.

Dougie Richardson
dougie at lynxworks.eu
http://blog.lynxworks.eu/
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