[plug] OS free laptops?

[Tomasz Grzegurzko]

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Tim Bowden <tim.bowden at westnet.com.au>
wrote:

>
> On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 09:16 +0800, Tomasz Grzegurzko wrote:
> > 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!
>
> I believe you will get a lot of resistance going this route.  From past
> accounts it seems you will need a firm will and buckets of determination
> to see it through.  It will most likely cost you much more in time and
> phone calls than the MS tax.  This course of action is not for the faint
> of heart.
>
> Regards,
> Tim Bowden
>
>
Worked for me, I'm just saying if you get *nothing* else, this is a viable
route. It's just a suggestion, it can be taken on or not.

Tomasz
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