Subj : Re: HP ze4805us Notebook Hardware Questions To : comp.os.linux From : Michael W Cocke Date : Tue Jul 13 2004 08:39 pm On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:41:19 GMT, "mcubed (Michael M.)" wrote: >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. Because it's not always easy to buy a computer that doesn't have windows preinstalled. For example, Go buy a Toshiba laptop without windows. Personally, I just resell the windows disks, or give them to friends who need them. Mike- -- If you're not confused, you're not trying hard enough. -- Please note - Due to the intense volume of spam, we have installed site-wide spam filters at catherders.com. If email from you bounces, try non-HTML, non-encoded, non-attachments, .