Re: Getting a Windows Refund from HP Singapore
Anton <[email protected]>
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http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/11/22/1833255/No-More-Fair-Price-Refund-For-Declining-XP-EULA 'The refund price for the decline of the EULA is correct in it being US$6. The next target will be -$6 8-) 2009/8/30 Anton <[email protected]>: > OEM software cannot be sold to customers directly; if a vendor is > selling software, it's not OEM because it's violating the basic terms > of that license with the software vendor. > So, technically you should not even know such thing exists. > > Funny, I found a right article today. The real case with full $199 > refund in California Small Claims Court: > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7040 > Follow up #1: I got your check for $10. You say Windows XP costs only > $10, so I'd like to buy 100 copies please. To whom do I make out the > check for $1000? > You won't sell me Windows XP for $10? I'll have to pay $199 for it? > Then that means the check you sent me is too low. Please send me a > check for the full amount. > <..> > When that stupidity crosses the line and the company won't follow the > law, that's where small claims court comes in. In court, most of the > time common sense and reasonable win, even when it's a small guy > against a big big company. And the case always ends with those magic > words, "It is so ordered." > > My refund check will be arriving this month. > </end> > > > > 2009/8/30 Mohit Sindhwani <[email protected]>: >> >> >> Anton wrote: >>> >>> That sounds like a brain washed opinion to me. That's Ok, M$ is >>> well-known for a good "marketing". But just forget about OEM and any >>> other internal vendor's relationship for a moment. If something coast >>> _you_ a 150 but the "refund" is 1, would you still call it "the right >>> number"? There is no reason to "refund" it! >>> I think "conspiracy and mass robbery" are a better words here. >>> >>> >> >> The somethings are different, aren't they? An OEM license is bundled with >> the hardware you buy it with... you technically don't have the rights to >> install it on any other generic hardware. Rights differ - prices differ. >> Even in Sim Lim, an OEM license costs you less than a retail license. >> >> Cheers, >> Mohit. >> 8/30/2009 | 1:37 AM. >> >> > _______________________________________________ LUGS Mailing list - [email protected] List FAQ: http://wiki.lugs.org.sg/LugsMailingListFaq Info page: http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet To unsubscribe send an empty email to: [email protected]