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Windows Refund Wrapup

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the whole-lotta-news dept.

There are lots of stories about Windows Refund Day. As I predicted, nobody got refunds, as referenced in this ZDNet Story. Chris is quoted near the end. Here's a Nando Times story, a wired story, an MSNBC Story, a San Jose Mercury Story, and a Washington Post story. (All sent in by anonymous readers). Macerick sent us A front Pager from the NY times. And finally, Marc Merlin sent us his own report which features the Story and Pictures.

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  1. More interesting method by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2

    Maybe a more interesting method of getting refunds and media attention would be to call up the "Consumer Reporters" at your local news stations.

    They love these innocent consumer gets ripped off stories, and the story is simple enough that they could pack it into a couple segments.

    Let THEM do the legwork contacting OEMs and Microsoft.

  2. Put it this way. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2

    If I buy a car, and it comes with a sony stereo. While waiting for the car, I pick up a shiny new Diamind Rio. My car comes in, I rip out the sony, slap in the rio, and then try to go to Sony for the refund. Even tho I bought the radio from my Hyndai dealer. (Why I am driving a Hyndai is another story .. ) M$ Sucks ass I know that for a fact, but they sold the product to various resellers ( I know I am purchasing at my ISP ),and then those places in turn sell the OEM M$ Wincrash to the customers. Places like Gateway and Dell make the PCS and install Win9X on them. If you want a refund, you should go to the place you bought win9x from. Not the place that made win9x. I wouldnt get anywhere going to Sony to return my radio, but I might get somewhere trying to get a refund from where I bought the car, and where they made the car.

    Just my 2Cents.

  3. Comment on Marc Merlin's site by SpiceWare · · Score: 3

    I'd seriously have to disagree with Marc's statement of "I can't say I really blame manufacturers for..." not giving a refund. After all, if the manufacturers would sell us what we ask for, then they'd never be in this predicament. It's not like they don't let you choose a different monitor, video card, etc. The OS should be no different!

  4. BBC coverage subtly noted the political element by Nemesys · · Score: 2

    The BBC news website spoke of "supporters" of
    Linux, rather than "users", and wrote the whole
    thing up very much as some sort of political
    rally. Nothing wrong with that - OS choice *is*
    political. We'll be written up as freedom
    fighters next time.

  5. 'Microsoft welcomes the Linux community'? by choo · · Score: 3

    'Microsoft welcomes the Linux community'?
    That's pretty cunning of them ... it subtly potrays the whole refund day saga as action by a special interest group (Linux users), and not something that most people want (which is probably true).