[Tfug] Blogger gets $200 check from HP for declining Vista's EULA

[Angus Scott-Fleming]

On 27 Jul 2008 at 7:47, erich  wrote:

> Hmmm, Probably simpler just to get your machine from Worldcare and install an
> OS that doesn't have EULA's 

You think WorldCare has a "used" AMD Turion 64 2ghz laptop with 3gb RAM for a 
competitive price?

HP Pavilion dv6815nr Notebook PC -  Product Specifications 
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01391861&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=e
n&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

> Erich
> Angus Scott-Fleming wrote:
> > Unconfirmed ... but $200 back on a $600 laptop seems like a LOT to me.
> >
> > ------- Included Stuff Follows -------
> > Blogger gets $200 check from HP for declining Vista's EULA
> >     Blogger uncle_benji went over to Best Buy and purchased an HP dv6815nr for 
> >     $599.99 plus tax. When he saw the Windows Vista EULA and the HP EULA, he 
> >     decided he wanted to move to Linux. He wasn't happy that there wasn't an 
> >     option to decline the EULA, but didn't take his revenge on Microsoft by 
> >     just grabbing one of the many Linux distro install discs. Nope, first 
> >     things first: this user decided to call HP and demand a refund for 
> >     Microsoft's latest operating system. After all, Microsoft's EULA does say 
> >     to contact the manufacturer if the user does not agree with it. This user 
> >     simply took it a step further and made sure that he was not paying for 
> >     something he wasn't going to use.
> >
> >     After many phone calls, insistence from HP representatives that it does 
> >     not support Linux (drivers and so on), suggestions to contact Microsoft 
> >     instead or to choose another laptop, many e-mails back and forth, a letter 
> >     to the CEO Mark Hurd, and months of waiting, uncle_benji received a check 
> >     in the mail. The check was for $200, addressed from HP. 
> > --------- Included Stuff Ends ---------
> > Slightly more here w/ links to the blog:
> > http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2008/07/21/blogger-gets-200-
> > check-from-hp-for-declining-vistas-eula
> > http://preview.tinyurl.com/62eyyz
> >
> >
> >
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