[ubuntu-uk] How old is your computer?

[Paul Sutton]

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On 06/12/14 16:20, Colin Law wrote:
> On 6 December 2014 at 15:51, George Tripp <luggeorge at yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
>> ... I feel it's a pity that Canonical don't collaborate with a
>> supplier to provide PC / laptops which are definitely compatible
>> with Ubuntu. I'd be a potential customer. Although I have
>> installed it on a variety of machines over the years I still feel
>> reluctant to spend £500 or so on something, invalidate the
>> warrantry and have no certainty that it will run the operating
>> system I'd like to use.
> 
> Why would installing Ubuntu invalidate the warantee?  You can
> always restore Windows from the install CDs or whatever restore
> system is provided with the machine.
> 
> Colin
> 

Yes, but don't you have to login to the PC and accept the terms before
you gain access to the script that makes the back up, so you are
essentially accepting the terms of the windows licence.

Within that process it will probably activate the install,  not sure
how this then affects getting a windows refund.

Paul


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