Mereo@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAmid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardwarewww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square169linkfedilinkarrow-up1785arrow-down18
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minus-squareDupaCycki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 months agoIt’s possible to get refunds for unused OEM Windows licenses in the EU. https://en.refund4freedom.org/
minus-squaremelfie@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoWow, nice. It sounds like Asus makes it the easiest, reimbursing for the license without shipping your machine to them. I don’t understand why the others that will reimburse require physical inspection of the machine.
minus-squarewhyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoto discourage you to do so
minus-squareDupaCycki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoThis, and probably clearing the license from BIOS. Otherwise you keep the license. Not sure how Asus resolves this. Maybe they just don’t care.
minus-squarealphabethunter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’d guess something using armory crate.
It’s possible to get refunds for unused OEM Windows licenses in the EU.
https://en.refund4freedom.org/
Wow, nice. It sounds like Asus makes it the easiest, reimbursing for the license without shipping your machine to them. I don’t understand why the others that will reimburse require physical inspection of the machine.
to discourage you to do so
This, and probably clearing the license from BIOS. Otherwise you keep the license. Not sure how Asus resolves this. Maybe they just don’t care.
I’d guess something using armory crate.