On 19/11/06, Alan Pope <alan@???> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2006 at 12:27:58PM +0000, hantslug@??? wrote:
> > 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? ;-)
>
> I suspect that the fact is most people don't actually *ask* for their money back either because they assume they can't or
> just can't be bothered. I fall into the former category (with a bit of the latter thrown in). I have two big name
> computers that I bought in the last year. Each came with a Windows XP licence, neither of them were ever even booted, so I
> never had the opportunity to accept or reject the licence. The first OS each booted was Linux.
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>
I would say that is is well worth asking for a refund.
Look at this site:
http://www.sterlingxs.co.uk/scpages/newlaptops.html
It lists exactly the same laptop, with and without XP.
There is a £40 difference.
Well worth asking for.
James
