Everett Linux User Group II met today for the second time and it was
there that a new dirty trick was exposed. One of the new attendees (I
didn't catch his name) brought in a new Toshiba notebook, and explained
that he found a "legal agreement" on the plastic wrap that states if you
open the plastic, you accept the terms of the sale. So much for loading
Linux before using the computer! They seem to have found a way around
the EULA and have the consumer by the short hairs before the floppy ever
reaches the drive.
If there is a legal expert on the list, please consider this in light of
the recent Windows Refund Day event and make suggestions as appropriate.
I am inclined to boycott any manufacturer that corners the consumer in
that fashion.
