Author: John (EBo) David Date: Subject: M$ Refund Day Was: BYO or manufactured?
Dennis Kibbe wrote: >
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 04:59:52PM -0700, John (EBo) David wrote:
> > Dennis Kibbe wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I like the idea of a "Microsoft Refund Day" which was held in both
> > > San Francisco and New York. Everyone showed up at the local M$ office
> > > with CDs in hand politeley asking for a refund. THe New York day
> > > generated some nice publicity in te New York Times.
> >
> > How many licenses were requested? Now imagine that a big site (like the
> > ones being hit by M$ audits) that have thousands of machines said
> > "where's our moeny"?
>
> THey didn't get very far. M$ said to see the EOM not them and Dell
> and Co. say you can return the WHOLE computer not just the OS. I'm
> sure the EULAs have been rewriten to remove the word "refund" altogether.
What's EOM mean? Ok Dell... I never like your computers anyway. I'd be
glad for a refund on this antique trash ;-)