Slow And Steady Leads To Windows Refund Success

linuxwrangler writes "By proceeding carefully, documenting everything, being persistent and keeping his cool, Steve Oualline was awarded a $199 refund for his unused copy of Microsoft Windows XP. See his Linux Journal howto for the details. Hopefully this is the first of many victories."

Comments

Re:Mostly Redundant...

[stratjakt]

I just see a bug in his ass making a big issue and wasting time and taxpayer dollars to make some silly point that noone in the world really gives a shit about.

It's like when idiots sue the mayor for dressing up like santa on government property, or sue a high school for having an easter parade.

They may have some technically correct point, but are basically blowing shit way out of proportion to secure themselves a little bit of fame with their peers.

Re:'exercise in stupidty'?

[errxn]

OK, fine. Maybe building one is, but buying a late-model used one certainly isn't. The point is, machine type aside, the guy seems to have gone out of his way to make sure he got to take an OEM to court for his little crusade. It has little to do with common sense and everything to do with a jihad.

Re:You are overestimating his intelligence.

[Zyrmfxl]

As opposed to the Atlantean Brilliance of the previous "administration," which, at last blush, was trying to figure out how to bankrupt Glock for the behavior of gangbangers who had stolen their products, sue McDonald's on behalf of The Fat, bar the Boy Scouts from public parks, and force Texans to pay the electric bills of Californians. Oh, wait - that's what they're still doing, only without the sack to actually run on their real platform. Pathetic.