[ubuntu-za] Tilting at Windows

[Daniël Louw]

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:09 AM, helge.reikeras at gmail.com <
helge.reikeras at gmail.com> wrote:

> H Michael
>
> Can you please explain a bit more which part of the CPA would require a
> retailer to offer equipment without OS pre-installed?
>
> Helge
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Michael Graaf <graaf.michael at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I have long made a habit, when speaking to computer salespersons, of
> > asking whether they offer the option of machines without Windows
> > pre-installed (or with the option of a refund if Windows is shown to
> > have been deleted), just to give them the impression that there is a
> > demand for such. Surprise, surprise... negligible headway. But the
> > recent passing of the Consumer Protection Act in SA set me thinking. I
> > suspect that not offering such options is now illegal here. So we need a
> > test case, or else a declaratory court order, or something of that
> > sort.
> >
> > I am currently in KZN where there is no active LUG, but I know that
> > there is a good Legal Resource Centre which is mandated (by its funders)
> > to tackle public-interest cases. They have branches in other centres. It
> > seems to me that they would be receptive if approached by a "party" (in
> > legal jargon) which has "locus standi" (grounds for launching a case) -
> > either a customer who was refused such an option (who then sues the
> > merchant as a test case, setting a precedent) or group such as a LUG
> > which under the banner of "class interest" could seek a declaratory
> > order that all merchants are instructed to obey the law (I think that's
> > what happened in Italy a while back).
> >
> > Feedback?
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
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Interesting idea...
I think this will be very applicable on notebooks. As you very seldom get a
laptop without an OS installed. Something I frequently want...

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