Older Computers

[Pete Holsberg]

Markus Schönhaber keyed the following on 7/28/2007 12:27 PM:
> Pete Holsberg wrote:
>
>> Markus Schönhaber keyed the following on 7/28/2007 12:01 PM:
>
>>> One could not accept the EULA and try to get the price for the Windows
>>> copy refunded, though.
>> Really? How?
>
> The EULA should give you information about that. Since I haven't done
> this myself, I can't tell you more.
> But searching for
> windows refund
> on Google provided
> http://www.windowsrefund.org/
> among a gazillion other hits.
>
>>> But I don't understand why the requirement that a new machine must not
>>> come bundled with Windows prevents you from testing the machine with the
>>> Ubuntu Live CD.
>> The mindset of a senior is, "Why would I dump a Microsoft product that I
>> already have for an unknown quantity?"
>
> That may be. But it still doesn't explain to me why it prevents you from
> testing Ubuntu *before* you buy the machine.

1) I'm not the one buying the computer.
2) Do you think that BestBuy will let me boot off a CD in the store?

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Pete Holsberg
Columbus, NJ

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