| Directory > Computers > Software > Licensing > Microsoft > WinRefunds > News and Media 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
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Slashdot: Refund for Windows action
Further commentary from the early stages of the movement.
http://slashdot.org/articles/99/01/20/1213206.shtml
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
:Windows Refund Madness
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
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
News: LinuxMall Promotes Windows Refund
The LinuxMall website is hosting a forum for computer owners who want to obtain a refund from
Microsoft for the unused copy of Windows that came with their machines.
http://www.computeruser.com/newstoday/99/01/26/news4.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
ZDNet: ZDNews: News Burst: 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/story/0,,s2070548,00.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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.nwfusion.com/archive/1999b/0201kearns.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
NewsAlert.com - Reuters: French FinMin confirms probing Microsoft
Discusses one company's probe into Microsoft's behavior and claims it has found nothing warranting
an antitrust trial.
http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cn:g8Wb8Ztde3mZm2ndm2&FQ=microsoft%20and%20franc....
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
LinuxWorld: Windows refund initiative gearing up for Feb. 15
Via IDG News Service. "We expect Microsoft to take a stack of checks, stick them in the laser
printer and do the right thing,"
http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-02/lw-02-refund.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
News: Does Microsoft owe you money?
Article attempting to attract qualifying users' attention to the possibility of participating in
Windows Refund Day.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2189833,00.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
ZDNet: PCWeek: Linux boxes show promise for the enterprise
Editor-in-chief & columnist Eric Lundquist, at the end of his column, gives a brief rationale
for Windows refunds and mentions Refund Day.
http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/columns/0,4351,387025,00.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
ZDNet: PC Week: Duo aims to take the shackles off software bundles
"For users tired of buying PCs with software they don't want or don't need, two small
developers have teamed up to create an attractive option": The MediaToll content-management
system.
http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,1013852,00.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
ZDNet AnchorDesk: Does Microsoft Owe You a Refund?
Editor Liz Enbysk says: "Go for the refund!"
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_3012.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Wired News: Waiting for Windows Refund Day
Non-Refundable Refund follow-up story.
http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/17442.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
LA Times: G'Day, Microsoft Foes
Bennett's refund saga with Toshiba Australia, and the foundation of Windows Refund Day.
http://www.latimes.com/cgi-bin/archsearch-cgi?DBQUERY=G%27day+Microsoft+foes&DATE=last+6+mo....
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Times, Sunday, London: Interface: US Hotlines
3rd story down from top: "MICROSOFT is facing an embarrassing and potentially costly
confrontation ..."
http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/02/03/timintint02012.html?2006724
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
New Zealand: NZInfoTech: UniForum plans NZ Windows campaign
"New Zealand Unix operating system lobby group UniForum is planning a national "Windows
Refund Day" for the Microsoft operating system on February 15..."
http://www.infotech.co.nz/february_8/nxref.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
San Jose Mercury News: Mark your calendars
8th item from top.
http://www.sjmercury.com/gmsv/backups/morn012299.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Wired News: The Non-Refundable Refund
"Microsoft may be colluding with PC makers to make Windows refunds impossible, or near
impossible. At least that's what a number of consumers are saying who have tried to get their
refunds. And some lawyers are beginning to agree."
http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/17452.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
LinuxWorld: Windows license opens door for Linux refund
Call your PC maker, not us, says Microsoft.
http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-01/lw-01-refund.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Information Week: Want A Refund? Try The IRS
"...don't expect any money while Microsoft and the Justice Department do battle in court. If
Microsoft loses, however, look for "lawsuits coming out of the woodwork..."
http://www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?IWK19990125S0016
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
CNET News.com: Group of PC users wants Windows refund
Describes refund campaign; terms EULA clause a "loophole".
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,31227,00.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
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/news/technology/0,1282,17928,00.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Australia: Cantech Online: GTV 9 Perth
Major Australian television station runs Linux refund story: 5 meg .avi file download.
http://www.cantech.net.au/plug/ch10-Mon-18011999.avi
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
|
