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Fighting the Microsoft Tax
Aug 14, 2009, 11 :03 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (6971 reads)

(Other stories by Poul-Henning Kamp)

[ Thanks to Michael for this link. ]

"It is clear from Lenovo's website to your computer comes with Windows Vista Business installed and any reasonable customer should expect that the general license terms for Windows Vista applies, including the previous paragraph.

"Nowhere on the Lenovo website, I have been able to find any indication that Microsoft's standard license was not valid for the copy of Windows Vista Business that came with your computer.

"Lenovo has certainly lots of Microsoft-paid "advertising" on their website where they write that "Lenovo recommends Windows Vista", but a recommendation is not a requirement.

"My first contention is that Lenovo should live up to the wording of the agreement text explicitly makes them the one party that they themselves cause presented at the computer screen when you turn the first time and explicitly described the screen as only being an requirements for using Windows Vista Business and not the computer as a whole."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
It is good to fight this fight in court  ...   MS Tax   
Frihet
Aug 14, 2009, 12:23:53
 
It looks like Poul-Henning is prepared t ...   Pass the hat if necessary - not yet.   
Felis silvestris
Aug 14, 2009, 13:22:16
 
In my opinion, the success Microsoft has ...   I wonder why this took so long.   
Bob_Robertson
Aug 14, 2009, 17:48:39
 
P.S., the gnarly multi-core desktop I ju ...   P.S....   
Bob_Robertson
Aug 14, 2009, 17:58:05
 
It is about time for vendors to be requi ...   Time for separate HW/SW pricing   
philc
Aug 14, 2009, 19:00:36
 
> It is good to fight this fight in cour ...   Re: MS Tax   
blackhole
Aug 15, 2009, 10:18:25
 
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