I am sure there are a couple who are unhappy shelling out big bucks to
mickysoft. they all run computerized system . So they are paying for win nt
ect...
At 06:48 PM 2/19/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Sounds like time for a class action law suit, or are the attorneys too
>busy with Y2K?
>
>Bob
>
>
>zentara wrote:
>>
>> > WBM@USA wrote:
>>
>> > February 16, 1999
>> > Protesters Seek Refunds on Windows
>>
>> > City, Calif. Many carried unopened Windows systems and asked for
>> > refunds.
>>
>> > focused on a clause in the Windows license included
>> > with the software that comes installed on personal computers. That
>> > clause states that users who do not agree to the terms of the license
>> > can request a refund.
>> >
>> > computers sold throughout the world. For instance, most new machines
>> > are set up to boot Windows automatically when a user turns them on.
>> > And in a classic Catch-22, that in itself apparently constitutes an
>> > implied acceptance of the license, even though there is no way to get
>> > rid of the Windows operating system without turning the computer on in
>> > the first place.
>>
>> Since Microsoft is not giving refunds, alot of people are saying that
>> the
>> implicit license means nothing, and that they consider their copies to
>> be
>> "freely distributed code".
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