In the UK comsumer law is pretty much on the buyers' side. I doubt booting a pre-installed operating system would invalidate the EULA. I think you're probably entitled to a refund anyway, whatever the MS lawyers say.
You might even be able to get a refund based on the 'not fit for the purpose for which it was designed' clause (A lot retailers are wary enough of the law to give refunds simply on the 'I couldn't get it to work' argument, because it's fairly easy in court to go from 'doesn't work' to 'not fit')
Every few months someone comes out with this computer/net addiction stuff. It probably sells a few magazines but really stopped being interesting years ago.
Sure, I'm a geek. At work I'm permanently on the net and have a network in my flat. I also have lots of non-geek friends and a life. The two are not mutually incompatible at all.
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Apart from a small indescretion with a Win98 box (I was drunk, honest!) I would never be unfaithful to Linux.
In the UK comsumer law is pretty much on the buyers' side. I doubt booting a pre-installed operating system would invalidate the EULA. I think you're probably entitled to a refund anyway, whatever the MS lawyers say.
You might even be able to get a refund based on the 'not fit for the purpose for which it was designed' clause (A lot retailers are wary enough of the law to give refunds simply on the 'I couldn't get it to work' argument, because it's fairly easy in court to go from 'doesn't work' to 'not fit')
Every few months someone comes out with this computer/net addiction stuff. It probably sells a few magazines but really stopped being interesting years ago.
Sure, I'm a geek. At work I'm permanently on the net and have a network in my flat. I also have lots of non-geek friends and a life. The two are not mutually incompatible at all.