Thursday, February 12, 2009

FAS will help return the money for pre-Windows.

Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), check whether the Russians are buying PCs preloaded with Windows operating systems to abandon this and return the money, writes the newspaper Kommersant. In early February, an investigation was launched against companies such as Acer, Asus, HP, Samsung, Dell and Toshiba.
Checking computer manufacturers will continue until the end of February. During this time antimonopolschiki find out whether there is a demand for the service to return the operating system. Also, the FAS will check whether the user, in the case of pre-operating system, the return of the money paid for a computer.
If it turns out that the demand for return of pre-service operating system is, but buyers can not take it, Anti-Monopoly Service to apply sanctions to manufacturers. What kind of sanctions are not reported.
According to the company "Finam", currently about 70 percent of computers sold in Russia with preloaded operating system Microsoft Windows. In the U.S., 90 percent of new PCs pre-Windows.
By the way, the partnership agreement Microsoft describes the procedure for returning to the pre-computer programs Corporation. Also, the agreement provides for compensation for the return of partners Microsoft software.
Note that in July 2008, a resident of St. Petersburg Vladimir Sadovnikov waived preinstalled on new computer BenQ operating system Windows Vista. After the company paid him BenQ 73,9 dollar. One of the first users who returned the money after the waiver of pre-Windows, has been a resident of Australia, received in 1998 from Toshiba 110 Australian dollars.

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