[olug] funny, true but funny

[Carl Lundstedt]

This is certainly correct for the desktop market.  I would argue
laptops, media center form factor and micro PCs are harder to find/buy
without Windows.

I would also argue that when I buy a new car from a dealer they give me
a sheet that I have to check off the accessories I want.  (New being a
key word there.)  If I don't want XM in my Ford, I don't have to order
it.

To better your analogy I'd say if I bought a car to 'rod' up and planned
to replace the engine I shouldn't get money back.  Maybe that's the turn
analogy here.  The OS on a computer is not comparable to an XM radio in
a car but the engine.  Of course I'm free to sell the stock engine to my
buddy...

In general car analogies get us in trouble in the computing world :P

I don't, just typing out loud here...

Carl Lundstedt
UNL
On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 08:54 -0600, Dave Rowe wrote:
> I still really don't get the argument behind this practice.  If you want a
> PC without Windows, why not buy one _without_ Windows?  There are plenty of
> options,
> 
> If I bought a vehicle with XM and never used it (I technically paid for the
> hardware) - should I be able to yank it out and return it for a refund?  No,
> I purchased the vehicle knowing full well what was installed, and therefore
> paid for.
> 
> If you can't find a comparable PC without Windows for as cheap as the one
> with Windows, then you can't really argue that you've actually _paid_ for
> Windows.
> 
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Luke-Jr <luke at dashjr.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Wednesday 18 November 2009 07:22:41 pm Eric Lusk wrote:
> > > So, what happens if Windows is loaded on a recovery partition (as is so
> > >  often done now), and there is no media to return?
> >
> > Presumably you still have a license key or such.
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