On 8/2/07, Timothy Musson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ringo Kamens, 2007-07-31 11:40:13: > > I have heard about people sucessfully getting a refund for their > > windows software by going back to the retailer. I believe this is more > > likely to work at small-time computer shops as opposed to > > mega-conglomerates like wal-mart or best buy. It's worth a try. If > > they refuse to take back the software or computer (as in they refuse > > to take back anything) then you can launch a fraud claim against them > > in small claims court. 99% of the time they give you what you want and > > you don't really even need a lawyer for it. Check out NOLOs books on > > small claims court and lawsuits. > > Comrade Ringo Kamens > > Thanks Ringo, but I'm not comfortable hassling a small business about > something that's essentially a Microsoft problem. Hassling a bigger > company (e.g. Dell or IBM/Lenovo) is less likely to hurt anyone, and > more likely to matter in the long run, I think. > > Best regards, > > Tim > -- > Timothy Musson FSF Associate Member #1262 > http://www.russsoc.org.nz/ http://www.fsf.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > Advocate mailing list > [email protected] > http://badvista.fsf.org/mailman/listinfo/advocate
What about ordering a laptop from the maker and request that a certain Linux OS be installed. If they cannot do that the problem is most hardware and some bios require a system be on the hard drive to install basic firmware or processor functions. In that case they can supply you with the motherboard disk for needed programs. I do not really like Dell but they do special orders. I make computers so there should be no reason whatsoever why they cannot let you purchase a laptop without an operating system as long as they supply you with a motherboard/processor/connection disk. George greenarrow1 InNetInvestigations-Forensic SuSe 10.2/TriStar/Apache GoBoLinux _______________________________________________ Advocate mailing list [email protected] http://badvista.fsf.org/mailman/listinfo/advocate
