Re: Re: Tablet Acer Iconia W500, anyone?

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On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 10:23, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Seriously, how long do you want to spend on phone calls and letter
> writing, to get back a measly $30 or so?  I'm not, particularly, a "time
> is money" person.  But it'd be a tedious and stressful thing to go
> through.

It is a matter of principle.
$30 might not be much for you, but multiply it by a few hundred
thousand consumers and suddenly it´s real money.

Also, it sends a precendent to the PC builder that indeed some
customers might not want a Windows OS preloaded, and paves the way to
more "white box" or alternative-OS offerings in the future. Not to
mention the antitrust angle if the manufacturer refuses to do so.

FC

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