Subj : Re: HP ze4805us Notebook Hardware Questions
To   : comp.os.linux
From : mcubed (Michael M.)
Date : Tue Jul 13 2004 11:41 pm

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:40:14 +0100, Benway wrote:
> 
> I remember a couple of years ago that if you bought a new PC and it comes
> with Windows pre-installed  you were able to claim the cost of windows
> back from microsoft if you didn't want it. It is worth checking this out.

You won't get any kind of rebate from Microsoft, and you are unlikely to
get any from the computer manufacturer, but you can sell the bundled OS if
you remove it from the computer.

I've never understood why people who object to this don't buy from a
company that sells computers without Windows pre-installed.

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Michael M.  ~~  hfrargspam@msbx.net  ~~  New York, NY USA
 "No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely
  under conditions of absolute reality;..." --S. Jackson

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