Mark wrote: > On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 3:04 PM, kenneth marken <kemarken@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Mark wrote: >>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:57 PM, kenneth marken <kemarken@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> wrote: >>>> more likely that said computer would be returned for a refund. that is, >>>> if it was not bought with XP in the first place... >>> Yeah, good luck with that. None of the stores I know would take back >>> that kind of a product for such a lame excuse. You might be able to >>> exchange for the same thing if there's a real defect, but getting a >>> refund on a computer because you don't like like the OS - about which >>> you knew *before* you bought it - is not going to fly. These days they >>> have a tendency to check returned products to verify their condition, >>> so I wouldn't advise anyone to try this. >>> >>> Frankly, a person would have to be a real jerk to try it. >>> >> or maybe depend on where in the world one lives... >> > > No, if you try to return a product because you're an idiot, you're a > jerk regardless of where you live. It's losers like that that ruin > things for the rest of us who only return things for solid reasons and > often can't because the generous stores get tired of being ripped off > and end up making their policies too strict. > > If there's nothing wrong with a product but it has been opened/used, > the store can't (and shouldn't be allowed to) sell it as new. That > means that if they take it back they *will* lose money on it. Only if > it's actually defective (and not deliberately vandalized by a > shortsighted arrogant jerk) can they get full credit from the > supplier/manufacturer. Sooner or later, the retailers who take back > merchandise no questions asked either change their policies or go out > of business because they can't make a profit. > i wish i could point you to the law text, but sadly its only in norwegian... _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
