Hello Ben,
on 05-Mai-99 you wrote :
..snipp [Intros - can 'Billy Boy' force one to buy his/(her?)
OS/software when purchasing a computer?]
� I don't know about your country, but in Canada it's illegal
� for a OEM supplier to force a copy of Windows on you. If you
� don't want it, they can't charge you for it. 99% of pre-built
� computers come with Windows, but if you specify "No Windows for
� me!", they *have* to take it out of the bundle; they can't
� refuse to sell it (the bundle) to you.
Nearly the same here in Europe, JFYI.
Even if you buy a bundled package computer with the OS and/or
other software and because the dealer only offers this as
'complete' you can contact the producer of the OS/software
and you have the right to get the refund.
But you have no right to force the dealer to split the package
up. To get one's rights regarding 'single customer vs. the software
company' might cause some efforts.
..snipp [rest of your mail]
Regards
NR
--
Dr.Dipl. Bau-Ing Norbert Roth Institut f�r Massivbau TU Darmstadt
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