IANAL but whilst you might have voided the manufacturer's warranty, or at least contravened their T&Cs, that doesn't absolve them of their responsibilities with respect to Consumer laws. It is no longer fit for purpose so I reckon you'd have a case.
On 14 May 2013 14:39, James Harper <[email protected]> wrote: > Not necessarily Linux related, but I just got off the phone with a certain > large computer manufacture trying to resolve a failed harddisk on a 3 month > old computer, and they claim that installing an alternate OS has voided the > warranty. In this case the computer shipped with Win7 and the "alternate > OS" was XP, but I find the claim ludicrous as I install Linux on all sorts > of PC's and the warranty callcenter has never skipped a beat as long as I > can demonstrate the fault in an obvious way. This particular computer is a > different brand though... > > What's my best avenue to force the issue? Or are they within their rights > to say that I have voided my warranty? > > Thanks > > James > _______________________________________________ > luv-main mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main > -- Colin Fee [email protected]
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