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Linux Weekly News: Monday, February 15, is Windows refund day
"... it is a bit disappointing that there are not more organized groups out there."
http://old.lwn.net/1999/0211/
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:Windows Refund Madness
Story regarding a group attempting to get a refund from Microsoft for unused copies of Windows which came with their computers.
http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=1999-01-21-006-10-NW
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Slashdot: Australian Linux User Gets Windows Refund
Links to an article on the individual whose refund made it into the press, and early discussion of the larger refunds project.
http://slashdot.org/articles/99/01/18/1539214.shtml
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Slashdot: Refund for Windows action
Further commentary from the early stages of the movement.
http://slashdot.org/articles/99/01/20/1213206.shtml
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Exchange Windows with Linux for free
The SSLUG (Denmark/Sweden) hosts an installfest as an alternative to other Windows Refund Day actions.
http://linuxtoday.com/stories/3077_flat.html
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USA Today: 'Refund Day': Another pain for Windows
"Hundreds of people who bought computers preloaded with the Windows operating system plan to politely storm Microsoft offices around the world Monday and request refunds."
http://www.usatoday.com/life/lds002.htm
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ZDNet: Linux users to MS: We want our refund
A brief article on northern California Linux users who plan to rally at company's office to "present a calm and polite, but firm, request for [a] refund."
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,2070548,00.htm
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Network World: Kearn's column: Get rid of Windows, and get your money back!
Describes one user who read the EULA and found a way to get refunded for an operating system he wouldn't use.
http://www.networkworld.com/archive/1999b/0201kearns.html
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CNET News.com: Group of PC users wants Windows refund
Describes refund campaign; terms EULA clause a "loophole".
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-220452.html
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Wired News: Geeks to MS: We Don't Do Windows
Coverage of the Microsoft Refund Day event, by an on-the-spot reporter.
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1999/02/17928
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