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» :Windows Refund Madness
   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

» BBC: Windows refund day dawns
   "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

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

» CNN: Interactive: Windows license opens door for Linux refund
   Reprint of 99-1-21 LinuxWorld piece.
   http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/25/winrefund.idg/

» Exchange Windows with Linux for free
   The SSLUG (Denmark/Sweden) hosts an installfest as an alternative to other Windows Refund Day actions.
   http://linuxtoday.com/stories/3077_flat.html

» Fans of Linux Plan to March On Microsoft
   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

» Group seeks refunds for bundled versions of Windows (CNN.com)
   A group that is rallying Linux, BeOS, BSD, OS/2, and NetWare users to demand a refund on Feb. 15 because of the end user license agreement wording.
   http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/22/refunds.idg/

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

» Linux Weekly News: The Windows refund movement is snowballing
   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/

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

» Network World: Kearn's column: Get rid of Windows, and get your money back!
   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

» San Jose Mercury News: Mark your calendars
   8th item from top.
   http://www.sjmercury.com/gmsv/backups/morn012299.htm

» Slashdot: Australian Linux User Gets Windows Refund
   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

» Slashdot: Refund for Windows action
   Further commentary from the early stages of the movement.
   http://slashdot.org/articles/99/01/20/1213206.shtml

» The Mac Observer--Get A Refund On Windows If You Don't Use It
   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

» USA Today: 'Refund Day': Another pain for Windows
   "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

» Windows Refund Day Momentum Builds
   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

» Wired News: Geeks to MS: We Don't Do Windows
   Coverage of the Microsoft Refund Day event, by an on-the-spot reporter.
   http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1999/02/17928

» ZDNet: Linux users to MS: We want our refund
   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