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by wantobe on Wed Jan 25, 2006 at 03:06:34 AM PDT

You can complain about the cumbersome EULAs all you like, and I'll agree with you that they are burdonsome, but my point remains that in THIS case, the bundled OS license is pretty well known. You can't complain that this is some surprise sprung on unsuspecting buyers.

You make a good point about the lack of options for the typical buyer when they buy a computer at Best Buy or Circuit City, but there are other options. The average consumer probably isn't aware of the difference, and would balk at the higher cost of a custom built system with retail versions of software instead of OEM, but you get what you pay for.

And consumers not doing the research to better understand what it is they are getting (or failing to get) is something I can't really sympathize with, considering one of the services my company offers is free consulting on computer purchases.


Rob Miles
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There are 10 kinds of people in the world; those who understand binary and those who don't.
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