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Is Obtaining a Windows Refund Still Difficult?
Bubblehead asks: "A few years ago, everybody was talking about returning their copy of Windows to receive a refund. I plan on buying a Laptop shortly, and most manufacturers still insist on shipping it with some version of Windows. I was wondering what the state of the affairs is - there isn't that much information on the net. The most prominent piece of information is this 2003 Linux Journal Report outlining how the author had to go to small claims court to receive a refund. Any experiences - especially with vendors that do not offer an alternative?"
are you as thoughtless, insensitive and attention craving in RL?
If I was a HD manufacture, I'd considering implementing an imaging service on a massive scale. They provide me with an image which I neither know/care about and I protect like the proprietary information it is. I ship them the correct hard drives, all preimaged, almost completely automated, if not completely. Maybe I even provide them an interface which they can connect to remotely control which images are used and submit orders. I bill their accounts automatically. Sure I charge a modest premium but their labor savings are tremendous. Of course it's at the cost of a literal handful of customers. If that.
And dumbass. All cars come with factory stereo equipment. They don't swap it for cost.
All it is about is sophist arguments, and some people wanting their individual snowflake existance to be subsidised by people who don't share their particular proclivities. One-of's just cost more. Blame Ford.
"I work in Gateway customer service... ""[Gateway] sell crap and their customer service (employees, polcies, turn-around times, etc.) are crap."
You == Crap ?