February 15, 2024 marks the Twenty-Fifth (25th) Anniversary of Windows Refund Day. This event originated on Monday, February 15, 1999.
Read about this event in the following articles with historical value:
- Archived article “Windows Refund Day” from Silicon Valley Linux Users Group (SVLUG), hosted on the Internet Archive. The original website of Silicon Valley Linux Users Group (SVLUG) is not active.
- Archived article “Toshiba/Microsoft Saga” by Geoffrey D. Bennett, where he tells his story on what he had to do in order to get his refund, which was difficult for him, hosted on the Internet Archive. Here is the original article on the website of Geoffrey D. Bennett.
- Archived e-mail with the subject “Re: Refund for Unused Preloaded Windows” in Linux Weekly News, from Donna, a Linux Developer, in which she explains how difficult it was for her to get a refund for an unused copy of Windows 95, preinstalled in a Canon Innova Book 490 CDS laptop that she had bought. She wrote that she never accepted the Microsoft End-User License Agreement, or EULA.
- Archived article “Self-Proclaimed Computer Geeks Hold ‘Windows Refund Day'”, in New York Times, by Amy Harmon.
- “Windows Refund Day” in Marc Merlin’s website.
- Archived article “Windows Refund Day: When Linux users stood up for their rights”, by Sameer Jha of Urruda, hosted on the Internet Archive. The original website of Urruda is not active.
- Archived article “Windows Refund Day” in Tech Insider.
- “Windows Refund Day” in Techcravers.
- Archived article “Windows Refund Day” in BBC News, by Chris Nuttall.
- “Waiting for Windows Refund Day” in Wired, by Chris Oakes.
- “Microsoft Windows Refund For The Bay Area” in Linux Mafia.
- “Linux users demand Linux refund” in CNN, by Jeanette Borzo.
- “Windows license opens door for Linux refund” in CNN, by Daniel P. Dern.
- Archived article “Windows Refund Center Home Page” from Linux Mall, hosted on the Internet Archive. The original website at Linux Mall is not active.
Videos on YouTube:
1999/02/15 Windows Refund Day | Marc M YouTube Channel
Windows Refund Day – When Linux Users Demanded Their Money Back | Michael MJD YouTube Channel
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