Preinstalled Windows: AARGH! I can't get it off!

[agabriel at home.tzo.org (Anthony J. Gabrielson)]

It would be interesting if one unenforcable issue could make null and void
the entire eula.  That would be cool...

Anthony

On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Jerry Feldman wrote:

> outside of the enforcability issues....
> Some support companies tell you that they won't support a system if Windows 
> was not installed. Someone posted this one a while ago, and I checked with 
> Compaq and they confirm that it is not true. 
> However, many of the diagnostic tools may run under Windows. 
> On 30 Apr 2002 at 11:55, Anthony J. Gabrielson wrote:
> 
> > Whats really interesting is that even if you decline their eula - its
> > still questionable as to the legalities of installing Linux.  Their eula
> > is distgusting - I'm glad I built my own....
> 
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