Mereo@piefed.ca to TechnologyEnglish · 15 hours agoAmid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardwarewww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square94linkfedilinkarrow-up1502arrow-down15 cross-posted to: [email protected]pcmasterrace
arrow-up1497arrow-down1external-linkAmid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardwarewww.windowscentral.comMereo@piefed.ca to TechnologyEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square94linkfedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]pcmasterrace
minus-squareDupaCyckilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 hours agoIt’s possible to get refunds for unused OEM Windows licenses in the EU. https://en.refund4freedom.org/
minus-squaremelfie@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoWow, 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-up5·1 hour agoto discourage you to do so
minus-squareDupaCyckilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 minutes agoThis, and probably clearing the license from BIOS. Otherwise you keep the license. Not sure how Asus resolves this. Maybe they just don’t care.
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.