[wellylug] anyone beat the M$ tax?

[Michael Dittmer]

Swap one tax for another, not to mention platform lock in. 

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From: wellylug-admin at lists.wellylug.org.nz
[mailto:wellylug-admin at lists.wellylug.org.nz] On Behalf Of Pete Black
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 9:52 AM
To: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
Subject: Re: [wellylug] anyone beat the M$ tax?

I beat the M$ tax. I bought a Mac.


>I'm considering buying a new laptop, and I don't want to pay for
>Window$.  I've read stories (howtos!) of ways to get through the process
>of actually recovering the price of Window$, but they are overseas, for
>overseas legal systems.
>
>Has anyone here gotten the price of Window$ refunded (as the license
>says we are entitled to if we don't agree with the license)?  Or can you
>point me at a resource for New Zealand for doing this?
>
>Regards,
>Bret
>
>
>
>  
>


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