How to get a Refund on Your Unwanted Windows

Posted by Zonk on Friday January 5, 2007 @08:21AM 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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Spend hours to get $52.50 by winkydink · 2007-01-05 08:23 · Score: -1, Redundant

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

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Great, if your time is worthless. by mattgreen · 2007-01-05 09:34 · Score: 0, Redundant

So, let's see. I can take several hours of my life out to talk through this on the phone (let's be optimistic and say three) all to make $52.50, or I could just stay at the office with those three hours and make more than that.