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Microsoft Authorized Refurbishers

Posted by michael on from the with-friends-like-these dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has announced a program to 'establish a vibrant community of computer refurbishers across 133 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa who will be authorized to re-install its Windows operating system in donated pre-used PCs destined for schools, charities, non-profit organizations and under-served communities...Microsoft will provide re-installation of Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows 2000 Professional in over 18 languages. The refurbished PCs will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) and a special End User Licence as evidence of a legally installed operating system.' XBruticusX submits a story on news.com about the program.

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  1. In related news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    In related news,
    Slackware and Debian announced free operating systems for these refurbished computers...

    ...10 years ago.

    1. Re:In related news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I'll pay you $5 to take my legal copy of windows.

    2. Re:In related news by spamnix · · Score: 0, Funny
      Has it ever occured to you NOT to tell them it's not Windows?


      "I can't believe it's not Windows!"
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  2. Ready pitchforks! by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

    Boy I can't wait to see how everybody takes this as a creative writing exercise to tell us about how this is proof Microsoft is evil.

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    1. Re:Ready pitchforks! by thelexx · · Score: 2, Funny

      We don't need any more proof.

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    2. Re:Ready pitchforks! by computersareevil · · Score: 2, Funny

      You need proof?

  3. Are they going to offer a certification for this? by Ride-My-Rocket · · Score: 4, Funny

    MCOSR: Microsoft Certified Operating System Refurbishers?

  4. Something Similar... by The-Dalai-LLama · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hasn't Linux had a similar program in place for a while now?

    The Dalai Llama
    ...nevermind...

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  5. Re:Ready pitchforks! - Hem by lazy_arabica · · Score: 2, Funny
    Boy I can't wait to see how everybody takes this as a creative writing exercise to tell us about how this is proof Microsoft is evil.

    And this is modded "insightful" ? Well, I don't know what's worse, to claim everything Microsoft does is evil, or to judge people before they even say anything ;-)

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  6. Re:Ready pitchforks! - Hem by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

    "And this is modded "insightful" ? Well, I don't know what's worse, to claim everything Microsoft does is evil, or to judge people before they even say anything ;-)"

    Heh, don't blame me, I was aiming for 'funny'.

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  7. i can see what is going to happen... by narkotix · · Score: 2, Funny
    Warlord fighter: Chief momotoobo, representative from microsoft mr gates here to claim moneys owed to him for windows on our computers.

    Chief: what the fonoono?

    2 weeks later on cnn: Bill gates dead! Parts of him were found around a bunch of lions, weeks after he went on a mission to africa to sell refurbished licenses for software installed on african computers.

    seriously tho, how the fuck does microsoft think they are going to sell windows in african countries when ever bigger oil/mining companies shit themselves to have bases there because of the locals being treated like crap and uprising once in a while!

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  8. Re:Basically... by LordK3nn3th · · Score: 2, Funny


    Uh..

    1st- Microsoft
    2nd- Someone affiliated with but NOT actually Microsoft
    3rd- company not affiliated with microsoft

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  9. tax advantages by pemulius · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here's a little something for the conspiracy theory majors: what if what they're doing provides them with handsome tax advantages.

    I'm lovin' it.