On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 9:34 PM, Anivar Aravind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ragsagar wrote: > > i think there is a slight change in Vista's EULA ,they wont refund the > > money even if we are not accepting their license .But it is not he case > > in laptops that comes with windows XP, we can refund the money we paid > > for it if we are not agreeing with their license.. > > Note: now no laptop comes with Windows Xp (afaik) > > > > There is compaq and acer laptops in market which comes with just > > freedos,go for it so no need of paying for M$ vista ;) > > > Microsoft Tax Refund Steps > > http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Microsoft_Tax_Refund_Quest >
Has anyone in India actually gone ahead and got the refund from Microsoft ? I purchased an HP Pavilion dv3000 recently and when I checked the EULA agreement after I made the payment and broke the sealed package containing the Laptop, there was no option to say 'no, I do not agree', it ONLY HAD the 'I agree' option. Needless to say that I don't have Microsoft Windows Vista Premium any longer on my machine. I have Ubuntu Hardy Heron and Debian GNU/Linux. The criterion when selecting a laptop should be the user's convenience and his intended usage. Decide on your needs and your budget and then purchase 'the most powerful' hardware configuration available in the market at that point of time at that price. Check up on the Hardware compatibility list and go in the most FOSS friendly hardware that meets your needs/budget. For example my laptop has a nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS whose drivers are proprietary. I prefer not to use the 3D options of my machine as I do not want to encumber myself with Non-Free Software. There is also another practical reason not to use the Nvdia drivers as most Nvdia drivers for GNU/Linux are known to have rootkits that have not been fixed for ages. IMHO judging the hardware by looking at the Operating System software installed on it is not the right way to go about it. Factors like battery backup time, the ergonomics of the machine, the screen and resolution size, reliable and global after sales support etc are also major factors one needs to look into before deciding on any Laptop model apart from the Operating System installed on it. Regards, -- Vivek Varghese Cherian _______________________________________________ Mailinglist mailing list [email protected] http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org
