<p dir="ltr">Hi </p>
<p dir="ltr">There is, I think, a well documented case in the EU regarding this issue.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I believe there the ruling was that you could decline the Windows licence and cost.</p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, 12 Sep 2016, 13:12 Midrand Opensource <<a href="mailto:midrandopensource@gmail.com">midrandopensource@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">It has come to my attention that it's not possible to buy a new PC in SA without having to pay for Windows as well! Even if you decline Microsoft's licence agreement! </p>
<p dir="ltr">This sounds so wrong!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mike</p>
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