IMHO they lie: there isn't any MS license for *only* €7 at all! Why should MS lose so much money per unit while they ask much much more to end users for a single Win license ? !
Y P On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 10:38:44PM +0200, martijn cielen wrote: > Obviously the selling price doesn't say a thing about the price Asus pays > to MS. > I tried getting my money back for an EEE 900, and they literally told me > "we pay MS € 7 for Windows, so that's what we can refund". > Truth or lie, that remains unknown ofcourse. > > Martijn > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Y P <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Martijn, > > > > I'm not sure you're right, but things can change: a few years ago I saw the > > EEE 900 or 901 @ MediaM..... for €390 (Win) while the same device was > > available with Xandros for €299; > > so this is (/was) more than only €7. > > The problem with the 1225C is that it doesn't seem to be available > > anyway, not with Win nor with Ubuntu. > > > > Y P > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 07, 2012 at 12:53:18AM +0200, martijn cielen wrote: > > > Forget the WIndows-tax for EEE-pc's. If you want a refund you'll get € 7. > > > Been there, haven't done it. > > > Manufacturers pay almost nothing for netbook-licenses, so just pay the 7 > > > Euro and keep the license for when you sell the toy. > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 12:17 AM, Y P <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > I have no any plans to litigate with a local reseller or any > > > > media.....market-alike mega / giga / hyper store! > > > > Just want to buy an Ubuntu-ready or a system-free netbook. Don't want > > > > anyway > > > > to pay for a Win 7 that I have to remove! > > > > > > > > Y P > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 06, 2012 at 07:11:16AM -0700, Willem Hulscher wrote: > > > > > Well, in France there was a lawsuit were somebody has won to get his > > > > money back from a windows computer. The case was that it is forbidden > > to do > > > > tying sales. He did not want to have windows, but there were not other > > > > computers (only Mac ofcourse, but he did not want that either). He > > bought > > > > the machine, with windows. He complaints with the company that he > > would not > > > > have the licence of windows. He made it a case. First they judge that > > you > > > > are not obliged to buy a computer with windows. But that in Cassation > > they > > > > give him right. It is tying. Than he could have 100 euro back for the > > > > windows. So I think that because of that jurisprudence they started to > > sale > > > > Linux on computers. Or maybe even with only open dos. In Germany they > > sell > > > > more and computers with open dos. > > > > > > > > > > Willem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > From: Y P <[email protected]> > > > > > To: Ubuntu-BE MailingList <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 11:04 PM > > > > > Subject: [Ubuntu-be] where to find this in Belgium ? Asus netbook > > (EEE > > > > 1225C) with Ubuntu 12.04 > > > > > > > > > > Hello Dear Ubunteros! > > > > > > > > > > some friend of mine (maybe me too) is looking after the Asus EEE > > 1225C, > > > > > since that machine will come with Ubuntu 12.04 + for a nice price! > > > > > > > > > > It seems to be available in France (Boulanger, Auchan, RueDuCommerce, > > > > > Izideal) but I'm not able to find it -until now- in Belgium: > > > > > > > > > > maybe some of you does, and knows more about this ready-to-go > > > > > new/powerfull/quite cheap Ubuntu netbook ? > > > > > > > > > > I first read some info at Forum.Ubuntu-NL.org: > > > > > > > > > > > http://forum.ubuntu-nl.org/algemeen-42/asus-lanceert-nieuw-netbookje-met-ubuntu-12-04/25/ > > > > > > > > > > when found specifications here: > > > > > http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_PC/Eee_PC_1225C/ > > > > > > > > > > ...but in some countries it seems to have already been released in > > July: > > > > > ASUS Quietly Launch New Ubuntu 12.04 Netbook | OMG! Ubuntu! > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/06/asus-quietly-launch-new-ubuntu-netbook > > > > > > > > > > What about Belgium ? > > > > > > > > > > Currently checked stores with no avail-info: > > > > > Media-markt, Carref0ur, Ph0t0hal, Pix-mania, Gobin-Electronix > > (@Ostend); > > > > > have also tried 333 x to call FNAC BE but their telnr. is fake and > > > > > definitely busy!!! > > > > > > > > > > Any useful tips welcomed! > > > > > We're probably 2 persons interested in this EEE if available in > > Belgium. > > > > > > > > > > Thanx ! > > > > > > > > > > GreetinX, > > > > > > > > > > Y)ellow P)enguin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be > > > > > -- > > > > > ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:[email protected] > > > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be > > > -- > ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:[email protected] > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:[email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be
