French Judge Orders Refund For Pre-Installed XP

[dedanna1029]

I love it

[viking60]

Finally some justice Let us recall the facts : when consumers buy the computer of their choice, they are generally forced to simultaneouly acquire the license of pre-installed software, even though it would be easy for the professionals to dissociate both purchases, for a marginal cost [1], as recommended by the Globalisation Institute, a liberal reflection group, in a report for the European Commission [2]. This dissociation would also dissolve the lack of publicity for the software prices and conditions of use. Moreover, it would induce an evolution of software licenses, considered to be unfair and to contain abusive terms [3].

This is great
Microsoft does not care much I guess because they get paid anyway (They are the masters of getting paid for nothing). This is about intrusive conditions forced upon us - that does not compute anymore.
Windows is not a natural part of the computer - Finally that is understood. Linux is even more natural if you ask me. I think this court only toke the signals from the European Commision - So other countries will probably follow.
Not Norway though; they have a Microsoft infested government. Both in terms of friendship and charity (Bill Gates and the prime minister) and ministers that are former MS employees and probably will get superduper job offerings, once they are thrown out of there. The MS lobby is not to be underestimated!
Still:
Europe just got a better place!

[dedanna1029]

Well, of course, the U.S. won't be smart either. As usual. :p