Mereo@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 天前Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardwarewww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square167linkfedilinkarrow-up1783
arrow-up1783external-linkAmid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardwarewww.windowscentral.comMereo@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 天前message-square167linkfedilink
minus-squareDupaCycki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·20 天前It’s possible to get refunds for unused OEM Windows licenses in the EU. https://en.refund4freedom.org/
minus-squaremelfie@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·20 天前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.
minus-squarewhyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·20 天前to discourage you to do so
minus-squareDupaCycki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·20 天前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.
minus-squarealphabethunter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 天前I’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.