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- ABCNews:
Don't Do Windows?
Feb. 8. Story with a simple moral: Always
read the fine print. In February 1998 an Australian
systems manager named Geoffrey Bennett, after
buying a Toshiba laptop with Windows 98 installed,
noted an interesting clause in Microsofts
standard End User Licensing Agreement.
- Australia:
Cantech Online: GTV 9 Perth
Major Australian television station runs
Linux refund story: 5 meg .avi file download.
- BBC:
Windows refund day dawns
"Windows may be on more than 90 per cent
of the world's Personal Computers, but a growing
campaign takes to the streets on Monday to
keep the Microsoft Operating System (OS) in
its box."
- CNET
News.com: Group of PC users wants Windows
refund
Describes refund campaign; terms EULA clause
a "loophole".
- CNN:
Interactive: Windows license opens door for
Linux refund
Reprint of 99-1-21 LinuxWorld piece.
- Fans
of Linux Plan to March On Microsoft
Article relating to computer users who
intend to seek a refund for unused copies
of Windows sold with their machines.
- Group
seeks refunds for bundled versions of Windows
(CNN.com)
A group that is rallying Linux, BeOS,
BSD, OS/2, and NetWare users to demand a refund
on Feb. 15 because of the end user license
agreement wording.
- Information
Week: Want A Refund? Try The IRS
"...don't expect any money while Microsoft
and the Justice Department do battle in court.
If Microsoft loses, however, look for "lawsuits
coming out of the woodwork..."
- LA
Times: G'Day, Microsoft Foes
Bennett's refund saga with Toshiba Australia,
and the foundation of Windows Refund Day.
- Linux
Weekly News: Monday, February 15, is Windows
refund day
"... it is a bit disappointing that there
are not more organized groups out there."
- Linux
Weekly News: The Windows refund movement is
snowballing
Discusses WinRefund Movement on bottom
1/8 of page one; or near the top of the 1-big-page
LWN.
- LinuxWorld:
Windows license opens door for Linux refund
Call your PC maker, not us, says Microsoft.
- LinuxWorld:
Windows refund initiative gearing up for Feb.
15
Via IDG News Service. "We expect Microsoft
to take a stack of checks, stick them in the
laser printer and do the right thing,"
- The
Mac Observer--Get A Refund On Windows If You
Don't Use It
Brief article regarding computer owners
who are attempting to get refunds for unused
copies of Windows preinstalled on their computers.
- Network
World: Kearn's column: Get rid of Windows,
and get your money back! Describes one
user who read the EULA and found a way to
get refunded for an operating system he wouldn't
use.
- New
Zealand: NZInfoTech: UniForum plans NZ Windows
campaign
"New Zealand Unix operating system lobby
group UniForum is planning a national "Windows
Refund Day" for the Microsoft operating system
on February 15..."
- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2189833,00.htm
Article attempting to attract qualifying
users' attention to the possibility of participating
in Windows Refund Day.
- http://www.computeruser.com/newstoday/99/01/26/news4.html
The LinuxMall website is hosting a forum
for computer owners who want to obtain a refund
from Microsoft for the unused copy of Windows
that came with their machines.
- NewsAlert.com
- Reuters: French FinMin confirms probing
Microsoft
Discusses one company's probe into Microsoft's
behavior and claims it has found nothing warranting
an antitrust trial.
- NY
Times: Linux Users Going Straight to Microsoft
Second of 3 short articles on one page.
- San
Jose Mercury News: Mark your calendars
8th item from top.
- Slashdot:
Refund for Windows action
Further commentary from the early stages of
the movement.
- The
Times, Sunday, London: Interface: US Hotlines
3rd story down from top: "MICROSOFT is
facing an embarrassing and potentially costly
confrontation ..."
- USA
Today: 'Refund Day': Another pain for Windows
"Hundreds of people who bought computers
preloaded with the Windows operating system
plan to politely storm Microsoft offices around
the world Monday and request refunds."
- Windows
Refund Day Momentum Builds - Several hundred
computer users, at the time of this article,
intended to seek refunds from Microsoft for
the unused operating system sold bundled with
their machines.
- :Windows
Refund Madness
Story regarding a group attempting to
get a refund from Microsoft for unused copies
of Windows which came with their computers.
- Wired
News: Geeks to MS: We Don't Do Windows
Coverage of the Microsoft Refund Day event,
by an on-the-spot reporter.
- Wired
News: The Non-Refundable Refund
"Microsoft may be colluding with PC makers
to make Windows refunds impossible, or near
impossible. At least that's what a number
of consumers are saying who have tried to
get their refunds. And some lawyers are beginning
to agree."
- Wired
News: Waiting for Windows Refund Day
Non-Refundable Refund follow-up story.
- ZDNet
AnchorDesk: Does Microsoft Owe You a Refund?
Editor Liz Enbysk says: "Go for the refund!"
- ZDNet:
PC Week: Duo aims to take the shackles off
software bundles
"For users tired of buying PCs with software
they don't want or don't need, two small developers
have teamed up to create an attractive option":
The MediaToll content-management system.
- ZDNet:
PCWeek: Linux boxes show promise for the enterprise
Editor-in-chief & columnist Eric Lundquist,
at the end of his column, gives a brief rationale
for Windows refunds and mentions Refund Day.
- ZDNet:
ZDNews: News Burst: Linux users to MS: We
want our refund
brief article on northern California Linux
users who plan to rally at company's office
to "present a calm and polite, but firm, request
for [a] refund."
- Exchange
Windows with Linux for free - THe SSLUG
(Denmark/Sweden) hosts an installfest as an
alternative to other Windows Refund Day actions.
(February 14, 1999)
- Slashdot:
Australian Linux User Gets Windows Refund
Links to an article on the individual
whose refund made it into the press, and early
discussion of the larger refunds project.
(January 18, 1999)
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