Windows Refund Day II

pbody writes "Sorry if this is rehashing an old topic, but I was looking for advice on how to try to get a refund for the copy of XP that is coming with the laptop I just bought when I came across this on LinuxJournal about windowsrefund.net. They are organizing "Windows Refund Day II" on January 23, 2003 -- which coincides with the LinuxWorld Expo in NYC. Knowing how the first refund day turned out, how many out there are going to the Expo and are thinking about participating? For that matter, has anybody had any luck at all getting a refund from a vendor lately?"

Comments

Re:Refunds for everyone!

[ergo98]

By the same token the computer makers could claim that the Windows option is "free" when it's bundled, so if you return it they'll give you $0.00 back.

Speaking of the burger: My wife loves those little square dehydrated onions of McDonalds, so she often orders a cheeseburger without the meat pattie: It costs the same as a normal cheeseburger. Indeed I regularly get stuff without bacon (for health reasons) and again I don't get a discount unless they specifically made bacon an addon option.

Legal reprecussions

[phiz187]

Well this is straight out of the latest TigerDirect catalog. It is an ad from a 3rd party inkjet refill manufacturer, and they answer the question "Will 3rd party XXX void my warranty"

Here are select excerpts

the Warranty IMprovement Act, Section 2302(c) clearly states that it is illegal to require or force the the equipment owner to buy only the O.E.M. brand of supplies.

Now the use of the phrase "O.E.M. brand" might be a problem, as the laptop, and windows most likely have different manufacturers.

The company was amazon imaging

I didn't find any additional info on their website.