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To: Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org>
Subject: Re: Laptop without Windows
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Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org>:
> In message <991871370.3b1ec18a263e1@webmail.scsv.nevada.edu>
> slumos@nevada.edu writes:
> : Confused.  I thought that a) Microsoft changed the part of the license that
> : allowed people to request a refund, and b) Dell has been shipping at least
> : Precision (and maybe Dimension) series systems with Linux for around a year
now.
> : I've noticed that sometimes the same system is cheaper with Linux and
sometimes
> : it's cheaper with Windows.  Perhaps some dynamic pricing going on there?
> 
> Your confusion stems from the fact that you assume Microsoft's
> business practics are ethical and fair.
> 
> Warner
> 

Gaa! :-) No, I mean I thought Microsoft changed the license so that people CAN'T
get a refund anymore.And the fact that Dell is shipping some systems without
Windows implies that they shouldn't be claiming to customers that the "can't" do
the same with other systems.

Steve


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