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• :Windows Refund Madness

  http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=1999-01-21-006-10-NW
  Story regarding a group attempting to get a refund from Microsoft for unused copies of Windows which came with their computers.

• BBC: Windows refund day dawns

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/279926.stm
  "Windows may be on more than 90 per cent of the world's Personal Computers, but a growing campaign takes to the streets on Monday to keep the Microsoft Operating System (OS) in its box."

• CNET News.com: Group of PC users wants Windows refund

  http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-220452.html
  Describes refund campaign; terms EULA clause a "loophole".

• CNN: Interactive: Windows license opens door for Linux refund

  http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/25/winrefund.idg/
  Reprint of 99-1-21 LinuxWorld piece.

• Group seeks refunds for bundled versions of Windows (CNN.com)

  http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/22/refunds.idg/
  A group that is rallying Linux, BeOS, BSD, OS/2, and NetWare users to demand a refund on Feb. 15 because of the end user license agreement wording.

• Linux Weekly News: Monday, February 15, is Windows refund day

  http://old.lwn.net/1999/0211/
  "... it is a bit disappointing that there are not more organized groups out there."

• Linux Weekly News: The Windows refund movement is snowballing

  http://old.lwn.net/1999/0128/
  Discusses WinRefund Movement on bottom 1/8 of page one; or near the top of the 1-big-page LWN.

• NY Times: Linux Users Going Straight to Microsoft

  http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/01/biztech/articles/25computer-briefs.html
  Second of 3 short articles on one page.

• San Jose Mercury News: Mark your calendars

  http://www.sjmercury.com/gmsv/backups/morn012299.htm
  8th item from top.

• Slashdot: Australian Linux User Gets Windows Refund

  http://slashdot.org/articles/99/01/18/1539214.shtml
  Links to an article on the individual whose refund made it into the press, and early discussion of the larger refunds project.

• Slashdot: Refund for Windows action

  http://slashdot.org/articles/99/01/20/1213206.shtml
  Further commentary from the early stages of the movement.

• The Mac Observer--Get A Refund On Windows If You Don't Use It

  http://www.macobserver.com/news/99/january/990121/windowsrefund.html
  Brief article regarding computer owners who are attempting to get refunds for unused copies of Windows preinstalled on their computers.

 

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