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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.'"
there is no such thing as a "freebsd developer". All those guys died YEARS ago.
As another poster alluded, my other question is whether they offered him a full refund for the entire computer. If so, I'd say they're in the clear (but rather foolish) and that he'd do himself a favor to take the money and buy something else.
"Ship the PC back to us on your own dime, include a self-addressed stamped envelope for the paper refund check, allow six to eight weeks for the refund to arrive, and pay your bank's check cashing fee. Then buy another of our PCs that, like the one you returned, isn't available except with Windows."
Hey stupid - you can order a car without a stereo. It is much harder to order a computer without an operating system. Personally, I BUILD MY OWN. But, apparently, plugging some components together is just to difficult for some people....
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br