[nzlug] Re: M$ is targeting YOU

[Simon Bridge]

On Thu, 2007-03-22 at 08:59 +1200, Cliff Pratt wrote:
> Simon Bridge wrote:
> > Has anyone in NZ ever claimed the windows-tax refund?
> > 
> > Of note: I recently came across someone who had legally purchased a 
> > vista laptop without any install media... does anyone know if they
> > would still have had to go through the clickwrap to agree with the
> > licence or is just buying the computer sufficient?
> > 
> In similar cases the agreement pops up the first time you switch the
> machine on.

Next step - does the licence still include the "tax refund" clause? Or
is one *explicitly* expected to return the entire computer if one
disagrees with the licence.

At least it is no longer a shrink-wrap license.

To be fair, I have yet to meet anyone who consciously intends to comply
with the license terms when they click "accept" anyway.