On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 2:37 AM, Linux Lingam wrote: > [snip] > > start publicly documenting every step, and auditing the time and > effort. you could even blog about it in advance.
Primary reason I did not do it in public (other than just seeking advice) was to not let them blame me for malice and trying to extort when they would have complied easily. The dealer knows that I did not agree to the license. I am reasonable sure they would attest to that (unless these companies decide to OOXMLize them.) Lenovo's own service center knows this since I have been there already (motherboard replacement). > set that first precedent in an indian court of law. > > oh well, this should work easily. > no one is against you for not breaking the law. not even microsoft. > they should and most probably will honour your request for a refund. > it's no big deal. To Lenovo's credit (sort of), they did offer to refund the cost of the whole laptop so I can buy one without Windows. This was/is unacceptable since that means (and they agree) getting an inferior machine. It's not Microsoft who is supposed to refund but the reseller (as I understand from the license.) Besides the license asks to contact the "manufacturer or installer", if you do not agree to the license, "to determine their return policy for a refund or credit". And then they tell you that the policy is to not refund. How contrivedly convenient. There is something very wrong going on here... it seems all premeditated (yes, despite Hanlon's razor.) I naively thought that we may have to bitch about the actual cost to be refunded and not the fact that they need to refund (or credit.) Why on earth does that "refund or credit" statement exist in the license? Is it enforcable? -- Manish _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
