Re: [Hampshire] Sheffield man gets MS tax refund from Dell

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Author: hantslug
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To: Alan Pope, Hampshire LUG Discussion List
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Sheffield man gets MS tax refund from Dell
On Sunday 19 Nov 2006 12:18, Alan Pope wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2006 at 10:03:24AM +0000, Jonathan Hudson wrote:
> > Here's how.
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6144782.stm
>
> Technically he didn't actually get a refund, the payment was from Dell, not
> Microsoft, and was tagged as a good will gesture, not a refund.
>
> Which is of course a bummer, but still, it's good news to see someone
> actually getting something back.


The fact that he is, I believe, a journalist and could publish any problems he
might have had, may have had something to do with it. Or am I just getting
too cynical in my old age? ;-)