Asus will return the money for pre-Windows.

KommentariiBezokonnye PK13.02.2009FAS will help return the money for pre WindowsU of Asus in Russia a procedure for refund of pre-to the new PC operating system Windows, writes the newspaper Kommersant, citing the statement by representatives of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS).
According to FAS, the Asus has the documents governing the refund of pre-to the new computer Windows. According to them, you may receive for the rejection of the Windows OS from 20 to 77 dollars, depending on the version of Windows. The companies Acer, HP, Samsung, Dell and Toshiba, Russian antimonopolschiki such documents are not found.
FAS representatives told Kommersant that the current test results are studied for a violation of antitrust laws. What sanctions are waiting for producers in case of violations not specified.
It is assumed that if FAS recognizes the computer manufacturers guilty of violating antitrust laws, they have to pay a fine of from one to 15 per cent of revenues.
It is possible that antimonopolschikam, in case of violations, will have to bring cases against foreign entities. The fact is that most manufacturers are working in Russia as a marketing representative and have no legal entity.
Recall that in February this year, FAS start checking on companies Acer, Asus, HP, Samsung, Dell and Toshiba. The purpose of inspection - to find out whether the Russians are buying PCs preloaded with Windows operating systems to abandon this and return the money.
According to the company "Finam", currently about 70 percent of computers sold in Russia with preloaded operating system Microsoft Windows. If ten percent of the buyers of computers with Windows abandon the OS, demanding return of money, the revenues of producers could be reduced by 100 million dollars a year.