M$ Refund Day Was: BYO or manufactured?

On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 11:18:53PM -0700, John (EBo) David wrote:
> 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 ;-)
>
>
> EBo --

Sorry, should have been OEM. I'll have to have a talk with my proofer reader! <g>

Dennis