[LINK] the M$ tax (was: more on interface design)

[Andy Farkas]

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-01-21 at 18:58 +1000, Andy Farkas wrote:
>>
>> Just wondering if you got your money back for an OS you didn't want?
>
> No. Didn't try. I wonder what proportion of the $399 per unit was the
> OS?
>
> And also, how many hoops I would have had to jump through - would it
> have been worth the time?
>
> Interested to know....
>

A 12 year old story at http://www.netcraft.com.au/geoffrey/toshiba.html
may shed some light.. yes, he got a refund for the unwanted OS.

Perhaps it is time for another round!

-andyf

ps. If I had some money to buy a new latop, I would definitely try and
get my refund! It says so right in the EULA!