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| === IBM/Lenovo Refund in Germany === | = IBM/Lenovo Refund in Germany = |
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| The refund is 30€ and this forum entry describes [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/foren/S-So-gehts-bei-lenovo/forum-124511/msg-13584630/read/ how to handle the IBM/Lenovo refund] procedure (german only). | The refund is 30€ and this forum entry describes [[http://www.heise.de/newsticker/foren/S-So-gehts-bei-lenovo/forum-124511/msg-13584630/read/ | how to handle the IBM/Lenovo refund]] procedure (german only). |
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| === Fabian Thommen ordered a Dell without XP from the very beginning (no refund necessary) === | = Fabian Thommen ordered a Dell without XP from the very beginning (no refund necessary) = |
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| === Dell_DE === Marcus Dapp (CH) [http://www.thealternative.ch/tiki-index.php?page=Software-Refund-en got refund from Dell Germany]. |
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| === Detaxe.org doing work on the refund in France === | Marcus Dapp (CH) [[http://www.thealternative.ch/tiki-index.php?page=Software-Refund-en | got refund from Dell Germany]]. = Detaxe.org doing work on the refund in France = |
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| The [http://www.aful.org/ AFUL] (Association francophone des utilisateurs de Linux) put into action a [http://www.detaxe.org/ working group on the refund issue]. See also [http://www.detaxe.org/spip.php?rubrique34 specific experiences with refund] and a [http://forum.framasoft.org/viewtopic.php?t=20785 detailed refund procedure]. There's also some info about [http://jlerhun.free.fr/detaxe/index.html refund in France concerning laptops purchased through Lidl]. |
The [[http://www.aful.org/ | AFUL]] (Association francophone des utilisateurs de Linux) put into action a [[http://www.detaxe.org/ | working group on the refund issue]]. See also [[http://www.detaxe.org/spip.php?rubrique34 | specific experiences with refund]] and a [[http://forum.framasoft.org/viewtopic.php?t=20785 | detailed refund procedure]]. There's also some info about [[http://jlerhun.free.fr/detaxe/index.html | refund in France concerning laptops purchased through Lidl]]. |
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| === Serge Wroclawski gives a counterpoint for any excuses the vendor might have === | = Serge Wroclawski gives a counterpoint for any excuses the vendor might have = |
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| === Dave Mitchell (UK) gets refund from Dell UK === | = Dave Mitchell (UK) gets refund from Dell UK = |
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| === Strategy for getting a refund in the US (by Steve Qualline, Linuxjournal, 2003) === | = Strategy for getting a refund in the US (by Steve Qualline, Linuxjournal, 2003) = |
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| === Refunding Windows-Tax in Belgium === [[Windows-Tax_Refund/Belgium| Experiences of people seeking their Windows-Tax-Refund in Belgium]] |
= Refunding Windows-Tax in Belgium = [[Windows-Tax_Refund/Belgium | Experiences of people seeking their Windows-Tax-Refund in Belgium]] |
A knowledge and experience repository on how to reclaim your "Windows Tax"
The "Windows Tax" has artificially increased hardware prices for users of GNU/Linux by a mandatory payment to Microsoft even though no Microsoft software is being used on these machines. The reason: Almost any computer and laptop is bundled with a Microsoft Windows licence. Most vendors will not sell computers without it because apparently their terms with Microsoft do not allow it.
The only way to counteract that "Windows Tax" on PCs and laptops is to ask for a refund, but details on this process are not easy to find, and there is no central repository to allow people gather and share their information with the process.
Changing that is the purpose of this section in our Fellowship page.
Please feel free to add your own experience!
IBM/Lenovo Refund in Germany
Michael Voigt reports a successful refund in Germany. The refund is 30€ and this forum entry describes how to handle the IBM/Lenovo refund procedure (german only).
Fabian Thommen ordered a Dell without XP from the very beginning (no refund necessary)
http://rca.snm-hgkz.ch/blog/windows-refunds/
Dell_DE
Marcus Dapp (CH) got refund from Dell Germany.
Detaxe.org doing work on the refund in France
(Michael Kallas, Tuesday 13 March 2007)
The AFUL (Association francophone des utilisateurs de Linux) put into action a working group on the refund issue. See also specific experiences with refund and a detailed refund procedure. There's also some info about refund in France concerning laptops purchased through Lidl.
Serge Wroclawski gives a counterpoint for any excuses the vendor might have
http://community.linux.com/community/07/01/03/227237.shtml?tid=12
Dave Mitchell (UK) gets refund from Dell UK
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/110706-dell-windows.html
Strategy for getting a refund in the US (by Steve Qualline, Linuxjournal, 2003)
http://linuxjournal.com/article/7040
Refunding Windows-Tax in Belgium
Experiences of people seeking their Windows-Tax-Refund in Belgium