[plug] OS free laptops?

[Marcos Raúl Carot Collins]

Yes, I know about that, and also about how long and the many calls
that it takes... I better work those hours and earn the "refund"...

So, that's not an option.

Thanks :)

Marcos

2008/5/8 Tomasz Grzegurzko <tomasz89 at gmail.com>:
>
> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Marcos Raúl Carot Collins
>  <marcos.carot at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > Hi there!
>  >
>  >  Do you know where I can get OS Free laptops (ie: no MS tax)?
>  >
>  >  I am from Argentina, and there I bought an ASUS A6 OS free (US$100
>  >  less than the same with Win XP) a couple of years ago.
>  >
>  >  But here, I can't find any online or "real" retailer that would sell
>  >  one OS free (they have offered to format the disk!!) Of course paying
>  >  MS for something I won't use is not an option.
>  >
>  >  Anybody?
>  >
>  >  Thanks!!
>  >
>  >  Marcos
>
>  If you read the M$ agreement, if you do not agree, then you must
>  return it to your OEM for a refund. You can get anything basically
>  then call up and tell Dell, HP whoever you don't agree to the terms,
>  and score yourself some cash. If you do that also for the bundled
>  products (Works and who knows what else!) there's more capability
>  right there to get money too!
>
>  Tomasz
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