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Licensing: Microsoft Corp. (Popularity:  )
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/
Vital source of background.
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Nader's Appraising-microsoft.org: Appraising Microsoft (Popularity: )
http://www.appraising-microsoft.org/
Links to texts of Nader's letters and articles on Microsoft.
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The Risks Digest: Linux users want their money back from Microsoft (Popularity: )
http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/20.18.html#subj7
Forum on Risks to the Public in Computers and Related Systems, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy.
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Linux Today: Toshiba finds workaround to Microsoft End-User License Agreement bug (Popularity: )
http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=1999-02-27-003-10-NW-CY
Brief article and discussion about Toshiba's shrink-wrap license and its relevance to Windows refunds.
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Microsoft Windows Refund for the Bay Area (Popularity: )
http://linuxmafia.com/refund/
Information about the group's Windows Refund Day action. Also includes resources such as press coverage, links, and a FAQ.
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Windows Refund Day Events (Orange County) (Popularity: )
http://www.deirdre.org/rebellion.html
Plans for and narrative coverage of a refund attempt in Irvine, California.
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Wired News: Geeks to MS: We Don't Do Windows (Popularity: )
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,17928,00.html
Coverage of the Microsoft Refund Day event, by an on-the-spot reporter.
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CNET News.com: Group of PC users wants Windows refund (Popularity: )
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,31227,00.html
Describes refund campaign; terms EULA clause a "loophole".
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Group seeks refunds for bundled versions of Windows (CNN.com) (Popularity: )
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/22/refunds.idg/
A group that is rallying Linux, BeOS, BSD, OS/2, and NetWare users to demand a refund on Feb. 15 because ...
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CNN: Interactive: Windows license opens door for Linux refund (Popularity: )
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/25/winrefund.idg/
Reprint of 99-1-21 LinuxWorld piece.
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Information Week: Want A Refund? Try The IRS (Popularity: )
http://www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?IWK19990125S0016
"...don't expect any money while Microsoft and the Justice Department do battle in court. If Microsoft loses, however, look for ...
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The Mac Observer--Get A Refund On Windows If You Don't Use It (Popularity: )
http://www.macobserver.com/news/99/january/990121/windowsrefund.html
Brief article regarding computer owners who are attempting to get refunds for unused copies of Windows preinstalled on their computers.
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San Jose Mercury News: Mark your calendars (Popularity: )
http://www.sjmercury.com/gmsv/backups/morn012299.htm
8th item from top.
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NY Times: Linux Users Going Straight to Microsoft (Popularity: )
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/01/biztech/articles/25computer-briefs.html
Second of 3 short articles on one page.
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Fans of Linux Plan to March On Microsoft (Popularity: )
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/01/28/BU74183.DTL
Article relating to computer users who intend to seek a refund for unused copies of Windows sold with their machines.
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USA Today: 'Refund Day': Another pain for Windows (Popularity: )
http://www.usatoday.com/life/lds002.htm
"Hundreds of people who bought computers preloaded with the Windows operating system plan to politely storm Microsoft offices around the ...
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ZDNet AnchorDesk: Does Microsoft Owe You a Refund? (Popularity: )
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_3012.html
Editor Liz Enbysk says: "Go for the refund!"
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ZDNet: PC Week: Duo aims to take the shackles off software bundles (Popularity: )
http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,1013852,00.html
"For users tired of buying PCs with software they don't want or don't need, two small developers have teamed up ...
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ZDNet: PCWeek: Linux boxes show promise for the enterprise (Popularity: )
http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/columns/0,4351,387025,00.html
Editor-in-chief & columnist Eric Lundquist, at the end of his column, gives a brief rationale for Windows refunds and mentions ...
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News: Does Microsoft owe you money? (Popularity: )
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2189833,00.html
Article attempting to attract qualifying users' attention to the possibility of participating in Windows Refund Day.
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