Oh come on guys.. give those loozers a break!!!
V!bbZ On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 19:42:42 +0530, LinuxLingam wrote: >hi all, > >a colleague, who is a loyal dell laptop user, called up dell in delhi to find >out if they would sell him a new laptop with redhat linux pre-installed on it. > >they said that they won't pre-install any other OS on it, and would sell the >laptop only with windoze XP professional pre-installed. > >the colleague then wondered, if he disagreed with the EULA and *never* >launched win doze xp on it, would they refund the money. > >"NO!" came their flat answer. > >i wonder what the legal stand on this would be. i mean, the eula is supposed >to be a legal and binding contract, that throws people in india into jails on >a non-bailable offence. and if someone does not wish to agree and use the >agreement or the software, why are refunds not given? unless the ms win doze >xp is free, free as in beer. > >if there is a cost component attached to it, an end user has i suppose the >legal right to have it waived off. bundling or no bundling. unless the issue >of bundling is questioned. > >wonder what microsoft's stand is on this, if someone requests a refund on >disagreeing on the EULA on a laptop that came pre-loaded with their software. > >??? >?? >? > >LL > > ================================================ >To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check >archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org ================================================ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org
