- Re: New Dell Inspiron but no WinXPPro CD
- Posted by holy dog on September 27th, 2005
I wonder on the legality of them not providing the cds with the purchase,
becuse they charge you for the software.
"Plato" wrote:
> Richard in AZ wrote:
> >
> > Then will you do the same thing to HP, Compaq, emachine and Sony?
> > In the $ eat $ world, they are all trying to save pennies and no one is
> > providing OS disks.
>
> Honestly I dont think its all about saving money. I think much of it is
> due to the market those manufacturers are in, ie the "shop by price
> only" market because they compete in TV commercials and home newspaper
> ads. One can easily find hundreds of pc makers that include the disk,
> but those pcs will cost more.
>
>
>
- Posted by Bob I on September 27th, 2005
CD's, Floppies, Thumbdrive or harddrive partition is acceptible. They
charge you for the License. The "software" is "not the CD"
holy dog wrote:
> I wonder on the legality of them not providing the cds with the purchase,
> becuse they charge you for the software.
>
> "Plato" wrote:
>
>
>>Richard in AZ wrote:
>>
>>>Then will you do the same thing to HP, Compaq, emachine and Sony?
>>>In the $ eat $ world, they are all trying to save pennies and no one is
>>>providing OS disks.
>>
>>Honestly I dont think its all about saving money. I think much of it is
>>due to the market those manufacturers are in, ie the "shop by price
>>only" market because they compete in TV commercials and home newspaper
>>ads. One can easily find hundreds of pc makers that include the disk,
>>but those pcs will cost more.
>>
>>
>>
- Posted by holy dog on September 27th, 2005
Is there a statute or law stating that?
"Bob I" wrote:
> CD's, Floppies, Thumbdrive or harddrive partition is acceptible. They
> charge you for the License. The "software" is "not the CD"
>
> holy dog wrote:
>
> > I wonder on the legality of them not providing the cds with the purchase,
> > becuse they charge you for the software.
> >
> > "Plato" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Richard in AZ wrote:
> >>
> >>>Then will you do the same thing to HP, Compaq, emachine and Sony?
> >>>In the $ eat $ world, they are all trying to save pennies and no one is
> >>>providing OS disks.
> >>
> >>Honestly I dont think its all about saving money. I think much of it is
> >>due to the market those manufacturers are in, ie the "shop by price
> >>only" market because they compete in TV commercials and home newspaper
> >>ads. One can easily find hundreds of pc makers that include the disk,
> >>but those pcs will cost more.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
- Posted by Bob I on September 27th, 2005
Of course not, it's only Microsoft's requiring that the vendor provide
some means of reinstalling the operating system, that the customers get
anything at all! Some vendors/programmers will sell their software via
download and e-mail the activation key on receipt of payment. If you
don't save the DL copy and the code, you are stuffed.
holy dog wrote:
> Is there a statute or law stating that?
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>CD's, Floppies, Thumbdrive or harddrive partition is acceptible. They
>>charge you for the License. The "software" is "not the CD"
>>
>>holy dog wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I wonder on the legality of them not providing the cds with the purchase,
>>>becuse they charge you for the software.
>>>
>>>"Plato" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Richard in AZ wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Then will you do the same thing to HP, Compaq, emachine and Sony?
>>>>>In the $ eat $ world, they are all trying to save pennies and no one is
>>>>>providing OS disks.
>>>>
>>>>Honestly I dont think its all about saving money. I think much of it is
>>>>due to the market those manufacturers are in, ie the "shop by price
>>>>only" market because they compete in TV commercials and home newspaper
>>>>ads. One can easily find hundreds of pc makers that include the disk,
>>>>but those pcs will cost more.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
- Posted by holy dog on September 27th, 2005
OK I understand, although I would argue the point with them and get nowhere,
except for being able to claim that I told them so and end up paying for the
CD anyways. ;-) oh well whacha gonna do?
"Bob I" wrote:
> Of course not, it's only Microsoft's requiring that the vendor provide
> some means of reinstalling the operating system, that the customers get
> anything at all! Some vendors/programmers will sell their software via
> download and e-mail the activation key on receipt of payment. If you
> don't save the DL copy and the code, you are stuffed.
>
> holy dog wrote:
>
> > Is there a statute or law stating that?
> >
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>CD's, Floppies, Thumbdrive or harddrive partition is acceptible. They
> >>charge you for the License. The "software" is "not the CD"
> >>
> >>holy dog wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I wonder on the legality of them not providing the cds with the purchase,
> >>>becuse they charge you for the software.
> >>>
> >>>"Plato" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Richard in AZ wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Then will you do the same thing to HP, Compaq, emachine and Sony?
> >>>>>In the $ eat $ world, they are all trying to save pennies and no one is
> >>>>>providing OS disks.
> >>>>
> >>>>Honestly I dont think its all about saving money. I think much of it is
> >>>>due to the market those manufacturers are in, ie the "shop by price
> >>>>only" market because they compete in TV commercials and home newspaper
> >>>>ads. One can easily find hundreds of pc makers that include the disk,
> >>>>but those pcs will cost more.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
>
>
