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Date:      Tue, 5 Jun 2001 17:24:52 -0700 (MST)
From:      "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com>
To:        flemming@froekjaer.org (Flemming Froekjaer)
Cc:        mobile@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Laptop without Windows
Message-ID:  <200106060024.RAA05198@freeway.dcfinc.com>
In-Reply-To: <3B1D4BC4.A4698439@froekjaer.org> from Flemming Froekjaer at "Jun 5, 1 02:14:44 pm"

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As I recall, Flemming Froekjaer wrote:
> So i called them instead and explained that I wanted to use the laptop
> with FreeBSD.  They said that would be ok, but i would have to pay the
> same price, as with the OS.
> Is that normal?

Yes.  Dell's contract with Microsoft has them pay a licence fee for
every system shipped.  It doesn't matter what OS is installed, if
any.  It makes the accounting much easier.

On the other hand...

In your box will be a Microsoft End User's Licence Agreement (EULA).
In it there is a phrase something like "If you don't agree to these
terms, return this product unopened for a refund."

Take them up on it.
> \Flemming

	-crl
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