Wednesday, 16 January 2008

Apple Mac OS X software refunds

Apple's new "Air" laptop looks sweet! ..but they're not selling it with a GNU+Linux install yet.. :( So looks like I would need to buy a standard model, then disagree with the software license terms and return that part of a refund. The Apple Mac OS X License terms seem to allow for a refund in the following ways:

  • "IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE AND (IF APPLICABLE) RETURN THE APPLE SOFTWARE TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT FOR A REFUND OR, IF THE SOFTWARE WAS ACCESSED ELECTRONICALLY, CLICK “DISAGREE/DECLINE”."
  • "Apple warrants the media on which the Apple Software is recorded and delivered by Apple to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of original retail purchase. Your exclusive remedy under this Section shall be, at Apple’s option, a refund of the purchase price of the product containing the Apple Software or replacement of the Apple Software which is returned to Apple or an Apple authorized representative with a copy of the receipt."
I wonder if they would try and get around it by only giving me a £1 refund or something for the OS software? After all it didn't cost them more than £1 to copy the install CD as it didn't take anything from the original version of the disc.

Check out this Air review, it rightly points out that the Sony X505 is also good, and it even has about 500g mass less than Apple's Cyclops beast with only one USB port!

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