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- :Windows Refund Madness - Story regarding a group attempting to get a refund from Microsoft for unused copies of Windows which came with their computers.
linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=1999-01-21-006-10-NW
- ABC Coverage of Windows Refund - Small, apparently personal site with pictures relating to the Windows Refund Day events.
linuxmafia.com/~satoh/tv.html
- ABCNews: Don't Do Windows? - Feb. 8. Story with a simple moral: Always read the fine print. In February 1998 an Australian systems manager named Geoffrey Bennett, after buying a Toshiba laptop with Windows 98 installed, noted an interesting clause in Microsofts standard End User Licensing Agreement.
www.abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/refunds990208.html
- Australia: Cantech Online: GTV 9 Perth - Major Australian television station runs Linux refund story: 5 meg .avi file download.
www.cantech.net.au/plug/ch10-Mon-18011999.avi
- 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."
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".
www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,31227,00.html
- CNN: Interactive: Windows license opens door for Linux refund - Reprint of 99-1-21 LinuxWorld piece.
www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/25/winrefund.idg
- 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.
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.
www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/22/refunds.idg
- 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..."
www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?IWK19990125S0016
- LA Times: G'Day, Microsoft Foes - Bennett's refund saga with Toshiba Australia, and the foundation of Windows Refund Day.
www.latimes.com/cgi-bin/archsearch-cgi?DBQUERY=G%27day+Microsoft+foes&DATE=last+6+months&SECT=&SORT=d%3Ah&NITEMS=25
- Linux Weekly News: Monday, February 15, is Windows refund day - "... it is a bit disappointing that there are not more organized groups out there."
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.
old.lwn.net/1999/0128
- LinuxWorld: Windows license opens door for Linux refund - Call your PC maker, not us, says Microsoft.
www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-01/lw-01-refund.html
- 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,"
www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-02/lw-02-refund.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.
www.nwfusion.com/archive/1999b/0201kearns.html
- 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..."
www.infotech.co.nz/february_8/nxref.html
- News: Does Microsoft owe you money? - Article attempting to attract qualifying users' attention to the possibility of participating in Windows Refund Day.
www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2189833,00.html
- 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.
www.computeruser.com/newstoday/99/01/26/news4.html
- 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.
www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cn:g8Wb8Ztde3mZm2ndm2&FQ=microsoft%20and%20france&SymHdl=1&Nav=na-search-&StoryTitle=microsoft%20france
- NY Times: Linux Users Going Straight to Microsoft - Second of 3 short articles on one page.
www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/01/biztech/articles/25computer-briefs.html
- San Jose Mercury News: Mark your calendars - 8th item from top.
www.sjmercury.com/gmsv/backups/morn012299.htm
- 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.
www.macobserver.com/news/99/january/990121/windowsrefund.html
- The Times, Sunday, London: Interface: US Hotlines - 3rd story down from top: "MICROSOFT is facing an embarrassing and potentially costly confrontation ..."
www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/02/03/timintint02012.html?2006724
- 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."
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.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/02/13/BU78605.DTL
- Windows: Are You Due A Refund? - Article discussion Windows Refund Day plans, as well as other issues and planned action regarding Microsoft's alleged monopoly control over desktop operating systems.
www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2189833,00.html
- Wired News: Geeks to MS: We Don't Do Windows - Coverage of the Microsoft Refund Day event, by an on-the-spot reporter.
www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,17928,00.html
- 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."
www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/17452.html
- Wired News: Waiting for Windows Refund Day - Non-Refundable Refund follow-up story.
www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/17442.html
- ZDNet AnchorDesk: Does Microsoft Owe You a Refund? - Editor Liz Enbysk says: "Go for the refund!"
www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_3012.html
- 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.
www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,1013852,00.html
- 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.
www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/columns/0,4351,387025,00.html
- ZDNet: Sm@rt Reseller: Microsoft: Windows Refund Day Just A 'PR Stunt' - Describes Microsoft being dismissive of claims that OEMs are going to offer refunds to lure sales of alternative operating systems.
www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2191329,00.html
- 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."
news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,s2070548,00.html
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