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

Tue Apr 30 13:23:36 EDT 2002

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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