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Lenovo Requires NDA For Windows License Refund

Posted by timothy on from the deserves-a-raise dept.

tykev writes "A customer wanted to return the license for preinstalled Windows Vista Business that came with his Lenovo laptop. After some lengthy negotiations with representatives of Lenovo's technical support and management, he was offered financial compensation for returning the license in the amount of CZK 1950 (USD 130, EUR 78), pending his acceptance of a non-disclosure agreement that would cover the entire negotiations with the company and its results. He declined and published his experiences on a Czech Linux website. The website editors decided to reward the customer for publishing the article by paying him an author's royalty in the same amount as was the offered compensation for returning the license."

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  1. Vista is pants by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Vista is pants

    1. Re:Vista is pants by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      no it's not

    2. Re:Vista is pants by Millennium · · Score: 5, Funny

      Linux is better

      (This post is a violation of your bank's terms of service. Please choose another post instead.)

    3. Re:Vista is pants by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      That is a gross affront to the dignity and proud service of pants in covering up our naughty bits everywhere.

    4. Re:Vista is pants by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I sense a great disturbance in the pants.

    5. Re:Vista is pants by againjj · · Score: 2, Funny

      censorship

  2. I read that as "DNA"... by HetMes · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...which didn't even seem that implausible at the time.

    1. Re:I read that as "DNA"... by Enki+X · · Score: 5, Funny

      National Dyslexics Association?

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    2. Re:I read that as "DNA"... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, that's ADN.

      I know because I'm a member...

  3. He's from the Czech by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    If he's from Czech does he have a mate?

    1. Re:He's from the Czech by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yeah. She's Slovokian.

    2. Re:He's from the Czech by arizwebfoot · · Score: 3, Funny

      If she's from Georgia, does that mean she has a Czech ered past?

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    3. Re:He's from the Czech by everphilski · · Score: 5, Funny

      Is it wise to be Russian into these kinds of jokes in this political environment?

    4. Re:He's from the Czech by Dunbal · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah I think it's NATO good idea. Ukraine never know where it will stop.

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    5. Re:He's from the Czech by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I'm Hungary, so I'm gonna eat Turkey

    6. Re:He's from the Czech by Caraig · · Score: 4, Funny

      I defy anyone to continue this using Uzbekistan or Tajikistan.

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    7. Re:He's from the Czech by stinerman · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's a Spain to keep reading this thread. Perhaps you could Sweden the jokes a bit?

    8. Re:He's from the Czech by Cecil · · Score: 4, Funny

      Mmm, sweet things make me Hungary.

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    9. Re:He's from the Czech by Warll · · Score: 5, Funny

      I don`t like the Sweden stuff myself, when I`m Hungary I just go for some Chile.

    10. Re:He's from the Czech by hexapodium · · Score: 5, Funny

      Uzbekistanding it would certainly become a chore.

      Yeah, it's dead.

    11. Re:He's from the Czech by superid · · Score: 3, Funny

      Are you going to Finnish that?

    12. Re:He's from the Czech by everphilski · · Score: 1, Funny

      ASSHOLES UZBEKISTAN!

      -Borat

    13. Re:He's from the Czech by tool462 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I have some Turkey, if you're interested.

    14. Re:He's from the Czech by Alzheimers · · Score: 4, Funny

      What did Delaware?
      New Jersey?
      Idaho, Alaska.

    15. Re:He's from the Czech by Bemopolis · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well of course Lenovo didn't have to refund the license money — everyone knows that WIndows Vista doesn't require sending Czech sums.

      Nor, might I add, would they Dane to send such a refund to Northern Europe. Not a single Finn. As for Southern Europe, I would expect they would be Balkan at every request. Even in their own part of the globe I think Lenovo would claim that their hands are Thai'd. And do so Lao'd and clear.

      The only people with any hope at all for satisfaction live in the Hellenic Republic. Their palms are always Greece'd.

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    16. Re:He's from the Czech by The+Great+Pretender · · Score: 4, Funny

      Perhaps his Czech is in the mail?

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    17. Re:He's from the Czech by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      I think you have just invented wikijokes

    18. Re:He's from the Czech by cthulu_mt · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm gonna Tajikstan on this issue and say that was awful.

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    19. Re:He's from the Czech by RobFlynn · · Score: 4, Funny

      When you're ready for bed, let me know. I Kentucky you in.

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    20. Re:He's from the Czech by Brentyl · · Score: 4, Funny

      Alright:

      Two travelers from Hungary and Czech Republic are backpacking through a national park, when they are attacked and eaten by a pair of grizzly bears. Rangers shoot the bears and autopsy them. They open the female bear and find the remains of the Hungarian. Ranger turns to his partner and says, "I guess the Czech's in the male."

      Ba-dum-bum.

    21. Re:He's from the Czech by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 3, Funny

      I prefer Chili.

      Just don't put in any Greece

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    22. Re:He's from the Czech by Vainglorious+Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      I defy anyone to continue this using Uzbekistan or Tajikistan.

      Becaucasus that would would leave you caspian? Ossetia self down; it's not like Armenia any harm

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    23. Re:He's from the Czech by Bemopolis · · Score: 2, Funny

      Dude, the reason I write rude offtopic comments here is because I have to kill time at several points in the day while I wait for the Vista machine to reboot. (And, for the curious, the reason I have a computer on which to write these comments is because I brought my Mac Mini to the office. To, you know, get work done.)

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    24. Re:He's from the Czech by Bryansix · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well let's test that theory. Vista is horrible. Nothing works right and it runs slower on the same hardware as XP does. It still gets viruses despite "Security" measures and it has like a bajillion patches for itself that don't do anything to help the end user experience. In addition I think I have herpes now that I used a machine that had Vista on it. I discourage Vista use as it definitely might give you herpes. Besides the itching (from the herpes) and all the other stuff... I love it!

    25. Re:He's from the Czech by dfjunior · · Score: 4, Funny

      It spells "Slovakia".

      or it gets the hose

  4. Consise and entertaining by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    I especially liked this bit

    Sleny operátorky na lince Lenovo byly velice milé. Po vyslechnutí mého poadavku m chtly odmítnout, ale poté, co jsem odcitoval píslunou ást licence, si vyádaly pár dní na zjitní aktuálního stavu od vedení firmy. Tím jsem se viditeln dostal o úrove vý, nebo nyní následovalo kolo telefonních rozhovor.

    I dont know what it means but I like it. I think.

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    1. Re:Consise and entertaining by gardyloo · · Score: 3, Funny

      That was my favorite part, too. It started off kind of slowly, but the ending was great. Maybe Stephenson could learn to write in Czech.

    2. Re:Consise and entertaining by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hmm.. "Sleny operators on the line Lenovo was very beautiful. After hearing my requirement m chtly refused, but after I odcitoval píslunou part of the licence, the vyádaly few days to zjitní current state of company management. Thus I got the viditeln level amount, or now, followed by round of telephone interview."

      Still don't know what it means, but I agree with you.

    3. Re:Consise and entertaining by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      That's odd. According to my Czech phrasebook, it says "Do you want to come back to my place, bouncy bouncy?"

  5. Re:Translation request - thanks by Drakin020 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Man wants his money back for a license he did not want from a PC purchase.

    Microsoft says: "Sure but you keep your fscking mouth shut when we do this"

    Guy said "Eat a box of shnausages"

    Guy publishes an article about his experience, gets the money anyway but not from Microsoft. /I think?

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  6. Czech? by Sporkinum · · Score: 5, Funny

    The website editors decided to reward the customer for publishing the article by paying him an author's royalty in the same amount as was the offered compensation for returning the license."

    Lenovo tried to cancel the Czech. Did the editors pay the Czech with a check? I guess I should TRFM and Czech it out.

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  7. Re: Sweded by An+anonymous+Frank · · Score: 2, Funny

    We'll have these Sweded by tomorrow, no problem.

  8. Re:Right Now, In the U.S. Vista Cost You $349 by Programmer_In_Traini · · Score: 4, Funny

    But if i save 350$ buying a Ubuntu Dell box, im gonna have to spend 350$ buying vista because i can't make sense out anything on that ubuntu thing.

    then ill be stuck having to install windows myself, which is just as bad.

    am i not better off just paying 350 for windows on my dell and be done with it ?

    hehe.

    /ducks

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  9. Quick overview for speed readers... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man buys a laptop from Leno.

    Laptop comes with Windows Viagra.

    Man insists he doesn't need Viagra, insists on money back.

    Chinese authorities confused as to how a man can perform without it, ask for a copy of his DNA.

    The Chinese insist that the man keep quiet:
    Bootleg copy of Windows (the screen of death is red).
    Laptop also contains birth records of the Chinese gymnastic team.
    (OK, I admit, I made this part up, but it makes the story better.)

    Man publishes his story on web.

    Profit!