From: Mark Dodel <feedbackDESPAM@DESPAMos2voice.org>

Posted on SlashDot http://slashdot.org/

How to get a Refund on Your Unwanted Windows

"Serge Wroclawski recently contacted Dell to request a refund on the unwanted copy of Windows XP that came pre-installed on his computer.
Somewhat surprisingly, Dell complied. Wroclawski admits that the $52.50 refund was more of a victory in principle than anything else, but it was a success nonetheless. Using his tips and techniques readers can try their hand at getting a refund of their own. Wroclawski cautions that you should be prepared for a long haul: the process could take hours."
http://community.linux.com/community/07/01/03/227237.shtml?tid=12

As minor as this may seem it would have been unthinkable just a couple years ago for a major pc peddler to give a refund for the OEM version of windows they force you to take.