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Linux users to converge on Microsoft seeking refund

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 13, 1999

“A small but growing group of computer owners who would rather
use the upstart Linux operating system than Windows are demanding
refunds for the built-in Microsoft software they do not use.”

“In an initiative called Windows Refund Day, a grass-roots group
plans to converge on one of Microsoft Corp.’s Silicon Valley
offices on Monday in the hopes of getting refunds.”

“Organizers for the visit to Microsoft’s Foster City, Calif.
office said they expect hundreds of participants, because with the
President’s Day holiday in the U.S., many people with the day off
will be able to join. Microsoft’s offices are going to be open,
they said.

“It will be a spectacle in some way. That spectacle will depend
on the people and the energy that all comes together in that
place…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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