Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:39:17 +0200 From: "Julian Stacey" <jhs@berklix.org> To: advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Forcibly bundling software with hardware illegal. Message-ID: <200709270939.l8R9dHl8016602@fire.js.berklix.net>
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Hi advocacy@freebsd.org (& bcc a few friends), Summary of a news report in German at: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/,ra12m2/computer/artikel/219/134960/ Antoine G. in Paris France succesfully sued a vendor of an Acer laptop who bundled in Microsoft unwanted. Rebate 311 Euros, + 500 damages + 150 costs + manufacturer to pay legal costs. Dell Germany rebatted a laptop by 78 Euros in March, for a non MS user. Julian -- Julian Stacey. Munich Consultant: BSD Unix Linux. http://berklix.com Ihr Rauch=mein allergischer Kopfschmerz. Dump cigs 4 snuff.
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