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Microsoft sued over refunds on Windows copies

Story: French Judge Orders Refund For Pre-Installed XPTotal Replies: 1
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henke54

Feb 07, 2011
8:25 PM EST 		January 24, 2011
Quoting:A class action lawsuit against Microsoft has been filed in Italy by a group claiming that it's too difficult to procure a refund for the copies of Windows that come bundled in new PCs.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20029333-75.html
dinotrac

Feb 08, 2011
4:54 AM EST 		Hope that decision is not a reflection on the general quality of courts and the legal system in Europe. $200 American for OEM Windows?

That's bad law if that's the way it really works over there. No way was any user actually out $200 for bundled Windows. Microsoft doesn't charge nearly that to vendors and vendors tend to recoup some of that cost in crippleware, etc.

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