M$ Refund Day Was: BYO or manufactured?

John (EBo) David plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 23:18:53 -0700


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 --