Lol excellent joke Amon. Vista sucks. Theres no god damn way I'm paying $150+ per computer to stay up to date (that'd be $450 for my house). Ubuntu will probably do for me, but all systems come with windows xp so even when I chose to go for linux I'm still forced to waste money on useless garbage.
However I did read somewhere on the bbc, that some open-source freak managed to get a refund for his copy of windows xp that came packaged with his computer since he wasn't going to use it. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6144782.stm)
I'm planning on buying a dell laptop :D I am SOOOO trying this! Its just retarded to charge me for crappy software I'll never use, I'm not paying for something just because its the standard.
However I did read somewhere on the bbc, that some open-source freak managed to get a refund for his copy of windows xp that came packaged with his computer since he wasn't going to use it. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6144782.stm)
When he started it for the first time, he clicked the box that said "no" on the Windows licence agreement that asked him to agree to its terms. The text of this agreement states users can get a refund for the "unused products" on their new computer if they get in touch with the machine's manufacturer.
He encouraged other people to try to get a refund and wondered if Dell's policy on which operating systems it offered on laptops would change if enough people tried.
I'm planning on buying a dell laptop :D I am SOOOO trying this! Its just retarded to charge me for crappy software I'll never use, I'm not paying for something just because its the standard.