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New Dell Clickthrough Software License

Posted by michael on from the bright-ideas dept.

Petrol writes "I just read that Dell is installing a new mandatory click-through software license at first boot. From the article, Dude, you're getting screwed: 'Kat and I just received the Dell Inspiron 5100 notebook we ordered from Dell Canada. We quickly ran across problems.'"

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  1. Re:Spectacular. by error502 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well, I still have time to cancel my order. But I want a computer, not a Mac.

  2. Re:Dude, you are over-reacting. by The+Old+Burke · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    So if he did not like the license text why didn't he just turn the computer off and ship it to Dell?

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  3. Mod me as a Troll by halo8 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    All you privacy and IANAL nuts will mod me down.

    but buddy... SHUT THE FUCK UP

    god.. ive done tech support for 3 years (IBM, HP, Compaq) we get the ocasional nut case wacko like you.. fuck.. we dont care, theres nothing we can do, WE. DONT. CARE. we arnt paid enuff to care about your privacy rights... oh.. and guess what.. after that screen.. theres gona be another screen for M$ and the evil empire.. ooooohh.. ahhhhh.. *sigh* dumbass

    this isnt news.. this started 10 years ago.. and its allready accepted by everyone (is it right? no.) all YOU can do is bitch and complain untill the agree to take back your computer (wich they eventually will to shut you up.
    then you can use your money.. and go buy and HP or and IBM... and *gasp* rinse lather and repeat.. cause your gona go over it all again.

    i know that all my brothers and sisters in hell desk will back me up on this when i say

    "shut up and play your fucking solitare"

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  4. So you'd have no problem with clicking yes.... by IncohereD · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The site is slashdotted. The page isn't in Google's cache (at least when I checked). I managed to get the first few paragraphs, but others may not have been so lucky. ...since you apparently have no problem with offering your opinion on a document you haven't seen all of. Good show of irony.

  5. In other words. by Andy+Dodd · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You spilled soda on your laptop and dropped it and you're trying to get it fixed on Dell's bill.

    I know at least five I8000 owners (including my father, who bought the system on my reccomendation because of the other people I knew who used 8000s) who have had nothing but positive experiences with their systems. My I8200 is a year old now and is still running flawlessly.

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