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How to get a Refund on Your Unwanted Windows

Posted by Zonk on from the breaking-the-window-and-climbing-out dept.

lisah writes "Serge Wroclawski recently contacted Dell to request a refund on the unwanted copy of Windows XP that came pre-installed on his computer. Somewhat surprisingly, Dell complied. Wroclawski admits that the $52.50 refund was more of a victory in principal than anything else, but it was a success nonetheless. Using his tips and techniques readers can try their hand at getting a refund of their own. Wroclawski cautions that you should be prepared for a long haul: the process could take hours." Linux.com and Slashdot are both owned by OSTG.

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  1. No Thanks by Cheirdal · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'll keep the OS that lets me play games on my computer. When Linux can offer up drivers for every piece of hardware that attaches to my computer and when companies start making decent NEW games that run under Linux, I'll seek my refund.

  2. How do I get a refund on my unwashed windows? by Ingolfke · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No... sorry the joke was the subject.

  3. Re:Spend hours to get $52.50 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "I agree 5,250 is a lot of cents"

    Maybe you could explain the difference between cents and dollars to Verizon better than this poor guy was able to.

  4. HOLY SHIT! LEAKED IWORK '07 IS OPENOFFICE.ORG!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I am NOT shitting you! Take a look at www.apple.com/ooo or www.openoffice.org/macoffice Runs on Aqua, not X11!

    Why was Apple wasting it's time on that lame iWork for the past few years???

    You heard it here, first.