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![]() Story regarding a group attempting to get a refund from Microsoft for unused copies of Windows which came with their computers. http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=1999-01-21-006-10-NW » BBC: Windows refund day dawns
![]() "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." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/279926.stm » CNET News.com: Group of PC users wants Windows refund
![]() Describes refund campaign; terms EULA clause a "loophole". http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-220452.html » CNN: Interactive: Windows license opens door for Linux refund
![]() Reprint of 99-1-21 LinuxWorld piece. http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/25/winrefund.idg/ » Exchange Windows with Linux for free
![]() The SSLUG (Denmark/Sweden) hosts an installfest as an alternative to other Windows Refund Day actions. http://linuxtoday.com/stories/3077_flat.html » Fans of Linux Plan to March On Microsoft
![]() Article relating to computer users who intend to seek a refund for unused copies of Windows sold with their machines. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/01/28/BU74183.DTL » Group seeks refunds for bundled versions of Windows (CNN.com)
![]() 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. http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/22/refunds.idg/ » Linux Weekly News: Monday, February 15, is Windows refund day
![]() "... it is a bit disappointing that there are not more organized groups out there." http://old.lwn.net/1999/0211/ » Linux Weekly News: The Windows refund movement is snowballing
![]() Discusses WinRefund Movement on bottom 1/8 of page one; or near the top of the 1-big-page LWN. http://old.lwn.net/1999/0128/ » NY Times: Linux Users Going Straight to Microsoft
![]() Second of 3 short articles on one page. http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/01/biztech/articles/25computer-briefs.html » Network World: Kearn's column: Get rid of Windows, and get your money back!
![]() Describes one user who read the EULA and found a way to get refunded for an operating system he wouldn't use. http://www.networkworld.com/archive/1999b/0201kearns.html » San Jose Mercury News: Mark your calendars
![]() 8th item from top. http://www.sjmercury.com/gmsv/backups/morn012299.htm » Slashdot: Australian Linux User Gets Windows Refund
![]() Links to an article on the individual whose refund made it into the press, and early discussion of the larger refunds project. http://slashdot.org/articles/99/01/18/1539214.shtml » Slashdot: Refund for Windows action
![]() Further commentary from the early stages of the movement. http://slashdot.org/articles/99/01/20/1213206.shtml » The Mac Observer--Get A Refund On Windows If You Don't Use It
![]() Brief article regarding computer owners who are attempting to get refunds for unused copies of Windows preinstalled on their computers. http://www.macobserver.com/news/99/january/990121/windowsrefund.html » USA Today: 'Refund Day': Another pain for Windows
![]() "Hundreds of people who bought computers preloaded with the Windows operating system plan to politely storm Microsoft offices around the world Monday and request refunds." http://www.usatoday.com/life/lds002.htm » Windows Refund Day Momentum Builds
![]() Several hundred computer users, at the time of this article, intended to seek refunds from Microsoft for the unused operating system sold bundled with their machines. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/02/13/BU78605.DTL » Wired News: Geeks to MS: We Don't Do Windows
![]() Coverage of the Microsoft Refund Day event, by an on-the-spot reporter. http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1999/02/17928 » ZDNet: Linux users to MS: We want our refund
![]() A brief article on northern California Linux users who plan to rally at company's office to "present a calm and polite, but firm, request for [a] refund." http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,2070548,00.htm This category needs an editor
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