Danish FreeBSD Dev. Sues Lenovo Over "Microsoft Tax"

Handbrewer writes "The FreeBSD developer Poul-Henning Kamp (phk) has sued Lenovo in Denmark (Google translation, original here) over their refusal to refund the Windows Vista Business license, even though he declined the EULA during installation. Lenovo argues that they sell the computer as a full product, and that they cannot refund it partially, such as the power supply or the OS even if people intend to use a different one. This seems to be contrary to previous rulings in the EU where Acer and HP has been forced to refund the 'Microsoft tax.'"

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Re:Full refund

[BlueStrat]

Why should I be forced to pay more for the same hardware just because I don't want Windows?

If you buy hardware without Windows, then you are shortchanging MS where Bill Gates gets his money. Bill Gates is the founder of the Gates Foundation that donates money towards charitable causes in Africa.

Obviously, you're being charged more because you hate poor, sick, starving Africans you insensitive, non-compassionate clod!

Besides, people who want to buy a computer with no OS are just using linux/other OS's as an excuse to get a clean computer to install a pirate copy of Windows they all bought from either Osama Bin Laden, Ahmadinejad, or Kim Jong Il.

Why do you hate the USA and freedom?

Don't think of it as the "Microsoft Tax", think of it as the "Clubbing Baby Seals Tax", as everyone knows that every lost MS sale causes a baby seal to die.

Strat