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Network World: Kearn's column: Get rid of Windows, and get your money back! Open in a new windowLink Details
- Describes one user who read the EULA and found a way to get refunded for an operating system he wouldn't use.
- http://www.networkworld.com/archive/1999b/0201kearns.html

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ZDNet: Linux users to MS: We want our refund Open in a new windowLink Details
- A brief article on northern California Linux users who plan to rally at company's office to "present a calm and polite, but firm, request for [a] refund."
- http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,2070548,00.htm

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CNET News.com: Group of PC users wants Windows refund Open in a new windowLink Details
- Describes refund campaign; terms EULA clause a "loophole".
- http://news.com.com/2100-1040-220452.html

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USA Today: 'Refund Day': Another pain for Windows Open in a new windowLink Details
- "Hundreds of people who bought computers preloaded with the Windows operating system plan to politely storm Microsoft offices around the world Monday and request refunds."
- http://www.usatoday.com/life/lds002.htm

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Exchange Windows with Linux for free Open in a new windowLink Details
- THe SSLUG (Denmark/Sweden) hosts an installfest as an alternative to other Windows Refund Day actions.
- http://linuxtoday.com/stories/3077_flat.html

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Slashdot: Refund for Windows action Open in a new windowLink Details
- Further commentary from the early stages of the movement.
- http://slashdot.org/articles/99/01/20/1213206.shtml

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Slashdot: Australian Linux User Gets Windows Refund Open in a new windowLink Details
- Links to an article on the individual whose refund made it into the press, and early discussion of the larger refunds project.
- http://slashdot.org/articles/99/01/18/1539214.shtml

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:Windows Refund Madness Open in a new windowLink Details
- Story regarding a group attempting to get a refund from Microsoft for unused copies of Windows which came with their computers.
- http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=1999-01-21-006-10-NW

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Linux Weekly News: Monday, February 15, is Windows refund day Open in a new windowLink Details
- "... it is a bit disappointing that there are not more organized groups out there."
- http://old.lwn.net/1999/0211/

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Linux Weekly News: The Windows refund movement is snowballing Open in a new windowLink Details
- Discusses WinRefund Movement on bottom 1/8 of page one; or near the top of the 1-big-page LWN.
- http://old.lwn.net/1999/0128/

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BBC: Windows refund day dawns Open in a new windowLink Details
- "Windows may be on more than 90 per cent of the world's Personal Computers, but a growing campaign takes to the streets on Monday to keep the Microsoft Operating System (OS) in its box."
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/279926.stm

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Windows Refund Day Momentum Builds Open in a new windowLink Details
- Several hundred computer users, at the time of this article, intended to seek refunds from Microsoft for the unused operating system sold bundled with their machines.
- http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/02/13/BU78605.DTL

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Fans of Linux Plan to March On Microsoft Open in a new windowLink Details
- Article relating to computer users who intend to seek a refund for unused copies of Windows sold with their machines.
- http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/01/28/BU74183.DTL

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NY Times: Linux Users Going Straight to Microsoft Open in a new windowLink Details
- Second of 3 short articles on one page.
- http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/01/biztech/articles/25computer-briefs.html

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New Zealand: NZInfoTech: UniForum plans NZ Windows campaign Open in a new windowLink Details
- "New Zealand Unix operating system lobby group UniForum is planning a national "Windows Refund Day" for the Microsoft operating system on February 15..."
- http://www.infotech.co.nz/february_8/nxref.html

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San Jose Mercury News: Mark your calendars Open in a new windowLink Details
- 8th item from top.
- http://www.sjmercury.com/gmsv/backups/morn012299.htm

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The Mac Observer--Get A Refund On Windows If You Don't Use It Open in a new windowLink Details
- Brief article regarding computer owners who are attempting to get refunds for unused copies of Windows preinstalled on their computers.
- http://www.macobserver.com/news/99/january/990121/windowsrefund.html

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Wired News: Geeks to MS: We Don't Do Windows Open in a new windowLink Details
- Coverage of the Microsoft Refund Day event, by an on-the-spot reporter.
- http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,17928,00.html

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