Amazon US Refunds Windows License Fee, Too

rrohbeck writes "Today Amazon credited my card with $65.45. After ordering an Eee PC 1005 HA from amazon.com, I asked them for a refund for the cost of Windows XP via the 'Contact us' form. At first they told me to cancel any items on my order that I wanted a refund for, but after I explained that XP was pre-installed on the machine they got it. They asked what the cost of the OS was, and I answered that I had no idea but that Amazon UK refunded £40.00. Within a few hours I got a response saying 'I've requested a refund of $65.45 to your Visa card.' Somehow I doubt that Amazon will charge Asus or even Microsoft, but maybe they will one day if more people do this. Oh, and peeling off the 'Designed for Microsoft Windows XP' sticker is easy, too."

Comments

Re:Keep the sticker

[NeverVotedBush]

It's more fun to stick them on office trash cans!

OK

[Parker Lewis]

Now you can install your pirate Corporate Pro version.

Re:I bet you could sell it to someone else for mor

[MikeBabcock]

Personally it would be funnier to leave the 'Designed for Windows XP' sticker alone and place a 'But running a real OS instead' sticker next to it.

Thinkgeek.com should start selling some of those (in the small metallic glossy format typical of such things).