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Re: the ghost of UEFI and Micr0$0ft



On Wed, Jun 06, 2012 at 06:04:12PM +0200, Slavko wrote:
> Hi Andrei,
> 
> Dňa Wed, 6 Jun 2012 11:44:27 +0300 Andrei POPESCU
> <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> napísal:
> 
> > > in our country is more and more difficult to buy computer (specially
> > > notebook) without Windows included. In one shop they are telling me,
> > > that it si not possible. 
> > 
> > If you have such an answer on paper you *might* be able to request a 
> > refund for the MS Windows license according to its own EULA, but be 
> > careful not to accept the EULA on the first boot (most laptops on 
> 
> Yes, but consider following. Your solution:
> 
> pay money -> take care about OS -> request a refund -> use my HW
> 
> My expectation is:
> 
> pay money -> use my HW
> 

This is why I generally purchase components and build my own,
rather than purchase pre-fab machines.

I just hope that some manufacturers will continue to offer mobos
either without this MS crap on them, or, as mentioned,
at least allow disabling thereof.

./tony
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