Re: [LUG] Windows XP Refund

2008/7/9 Paul Sutton <zleap@xxxxxxxxx>:

Simon Robert wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-07-09 at 06:59 +0800, Steve Ellis wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I have just ordered a new laptop which will come with XP.
>>
>> I have no intension of using XP.
>>
>> Does anyone know if you can and how you get a refund for XP that is
>> supplied with the laptop?
>>
>> I remember a few stories of this sort of thing in the past.
>>
>> Has anyone done it & is it worth doing it?
>>
>> Thanks Steve
>>
>>
>
> you could have used novatech, a really good company, who build their own
> machines and offer the option of ordering a laptop/PC with no OS
> installed - usually about £50 cheaper! For example
> http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NNB-656&v=1
> and no I don't work for them...
>
> Simon
>
>
>

Looking at this, what would it take to have sponsor banners on the lug
site or links to recommended companies, for say £10 one off charge or
per year, that way we can recommend businesses who either directly
support OSS, or do things like this, which benefit us non Windows users.

Paul

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