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Apple G3 owners win OS X refund
News In court documents filed on Tuesday, the Mac maker agreed to refund the $129 (£80) purchase price of Mac OS X for customers who bought it for use on certain G3 Macs and have never been able to fully take advantage of it.
[August 14, 2003, 11:30]
Swiss user wins Vista refund from Dell
Blog got a refund from Dell with just two emails, claiming a princely sum of 77.54euros as a replacement for the Vista OS installed on his machine: a whacking 15 percent of the total price paid. After all our difficulties trying to purchase a naked PC...
[March 26, 2007, 18:13]
Windows refund is a 'PR stunt' - Microsoft
News Organisers at www.thenoodle.com, a Web services site, have created a "Windows Refund Center" meant to appeal to users of Linux, NetWare, OS/2, BSD, BeOS and other alternative operating systems who balk at paying what they are calling a "Microsoft...
[January 22, 1999, 9:51]
Bank of Ireland to refund phishing victims
News The bank had initially refused to refund victims, who lost about €160,000 to scammers after receiving fake emails. Bank of Ireland has agreed to compensate victims of a recent phishing scam, backtracking from its earlier position.
[September 11, 2006, 9:20]
PeopleSoft closes refund programme
News PeopleSoft has quietly let expire a customer-refund programme that it began last year after becoming the target of a hostile buyout attempt by its rival Oracle. Despite the continuing fight, the lapse in the refund programme may indicate that...
[April 2, 2004, 10:55]
Court gives nod to Mac OS X refund
News A judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement that would allow some Mac OS X owners to get a refund. Under the terms of the deal, owners of certain older Macs can get a refund if they return their copy of Mac OS X or, if they want to keep...
[October 31, 2003, 10:10]
Microsoft asks laid-off workers for refund
Talkback Can I get a refund, from Microsoft, for the anguish and loss of time caused by windows 3.1, 95, 98, 98SE, me, xp, and vista?
[February 23, 2009, 15:11]
PeopleSoft extends refund programme
News PeopleSoft disclosed on Wednesday that it will extend its controversial customer refund programme until the end of the year. The SEC filing postdates Oracle's recent announcement that it will consider scuttling its hostile bid for the company based...
[November 20, 2003, 10:30]
Getting A Refund for Unwanted Microsoft Windows
Blog Here is another excellent article describing the steps to take in order to get a refund (from Dell in this case) when you are forced to buy Windows in order to get the computer you want. Sometimes it will work, and you will get some money back, but...
[October 19, 2009, 10:42]
Getting A Refund for Unwanted Microsoft Windows
Blog Comment They have refused to refund on refurbished systems. Hopefully as more and more request the refund, that they will get a clue. Thanks for the post! I have been successful in a couple refunds from Dell but only on NEW systems.
[October 23, 2009, 11:04]
Linux users to MS: We want our refund
News Linux users in Northern California already are rallying around a plan to ask Microsoft Corp.for a refund because they don't use Windows. A group of Linux supporters is planning to "present a calm and polite, but firm, request for our refund" at the...
[January 21, 1999, 8:16]
A Year Ago: Windows refund is a 'PR stunt' - Microsoft
News Microsoft has dismissed the Windows refund campaign as a ‘PR stunt' which has, unsurprisingly, upset a few people in the industry. Organisers at www.thenoodle.com, a Web services site, have created a "Windows Refund Center" meant to appeal to...
[January 22, 2000, 6:07]
Non-existent support and refund
Member Review Sent info for refund in required time but no refund. installs easily but download for updates stopped after 2nd time. On Symantec download site I was attacked repeatedly. Ports aren't stealthed, as reported, received joke program while at site...
[February 25, 2004, 7:45]
Getting A Refund for Unwanted Microsoft Windows
Blog Comment Its a good article with a good end result. Hopefully as time goes on more and more people will start to look at the various license's agreements tied to complete system purchases, and hopefully at some point new legislation will be brought in to...
[October 18, 2009, 18:07]
Swiss user wins Vista refund from Dell
Blog Comment RIGHT ON! Why should you be forced to buy something you don't need, and aren't going to use? It's your money you should spend it on what you want, not on someone else's whim.
[March 29, 2007, 17:53]
Apple G3 owners win OS X refund
Talkback Will I get a refund for my unused Mac OS X? Does this include Apple Xserve? Apple Xserve is a great piece of hardware. I was suprised how badly the current Mac OS X runs open source software like MySQL and PHP.
[August 14, 2003, 15:26]
Getting A Refund for Unwanted Microsoft Windows
Blog Comment Regarding your analogy, it wasn't a good one - here in the UK we are required to have/buy a BBC TV licence (subscription), when buying a TV! They pass the name/address to the licence authorities, at purchase.
[October 19, 2009, 15:13]
Getting A Refund for Unwanted Microsoft Windows
Blog Comment @adamjarvis - Thanks for reading and commenting. You are correct, I didn't understand the TV license/tax situation in the U.K.well enough to make a good analogy. Here in Switzerland we also have to pay a TV tax, but just paying that doesn't...
[October 19, 2009, 19:04]
Getting A Refund for Unwanted Microsoft Windows
Blog Comment @jamie, I think you make a valid point regarding the licence, but in life we constantly have to pay for things where it suits the majority, take credit card transaction fees/ATM fees. To give Microsoft some credit, they are not the only ones doing...
[October 19, 2009, 21:25]
Getting A Refund for Unwanted Microsoft Windows
Blog Comment @adamjarvis - Good comments, very interesting and thought provoking, thanks. Two points I want to add just a bit on. As I said, Switzerland has basically the same kind of TV tax. It used to be fairly easy to avoid paying it, you simply had to state...
[October 20, 2009, 7:03]
