how to get upto £120 off ANY machine and save money

thehumanthings

ok heres what you do, you buy the machine and DO NOT turn it on. the microsoft oem (licence) states that if you dont want to use the software return it to the place where you go it and get your money back for the value of that software upto 70 quid for the operating system and if you have office than may be anouther 50 quid so 120 off a new pc.


"but now if have only hardware"

lies lies lies.... lol Linux ubuntu is free and easy to install onto any machine in about 15 mins (just enough time for a cuppa tea and a brew) put the kettle on you are about to have fun.

the next version of ubuntu is realesed in april 30th and gets free updates legally for a few years as this one is a long term release platform.

so either torrent it (legally as its open source) and burn to cd (ok that costs 20p but you could use netbootin and have your install cd on usb) or even the entire sytem (the usb key MUST be 4gb or more)

Ubuntu can go on any machine and heck you could re use that really slow machine to use as a new ubuntu machine so long as it has

• 300 MHz x86 processor
• 64 MB of system memory (RAM)
• At least 4 GB of disk space (for full installation and swap space)
• VGA graphics card capable of 640x480 resolution
• CD-ROM drive or network card

[Deleted User]

Aren't a lot of PC manufacturers now saying the Operating System comes free with the machine, or they'll only accept the entire machine back for a complete refund?

ses6jwg

I had Linux for a while, and whilst you are right, the speed of the thing was fantastic - much faster loading and general usage times than any Windows PC i have ever used - the constant use of the "terminal" and the inability to install sometimes even basic software (it took me 2 days to get PS3 Media server to work with Linux, 2 minutes with Vista), soon becomes tiresome.

NeverInDebt

So once you install ubuntu you then go back to shop say Comet and ask for £70 for win7 or £50 for MS office, £120 for both

How do you prove you have not used it?

withabix

Installing software on Ubuntu is a pain in the ar se.

If they made that simpler, it would get a better uptake.

Yes, it's good, but life is too short to fa nny about for hours with the installation protocols.

CharlieBilly

I doubt most people will bother if it takes too much trouble

gonzo127

withabix wrote: »

Installing software on Ubuntu is a pain in the ar se.

If they made that simpler, it would get a better uptake.

Yes, it's good, but life is too short to fa nny about for hours with the installation protocols.

to be honest being a windows and ubuntu user installing software has become a lot easier since 9.10 as they have brough in the software centre which is a tick and click install system which is supposed to be a lot better in the 10.04 version which is due out at the end of April (havent tried it personally as its still only beta) when comapred to windows it is actually a lot easier as you dont have to bother with disks and keys etc

yes there will always be some issues with ubuntu when moving from windows but not as many as there used to be and it is getting less with each release

Marty_J

I wonder if someone could get the £20 back for Snow Leopard by telling Apple they didn't want to use it.

I think it's unlikely.

fwor

withabix wrote: »

Installing software on Ubuntu is a pain in the ar se.

If they made that simpler, it would get a better uptake.

This should be qualified better, because as it's written it's just not true.

Installing software that's in the Ubuntu repositories (and there is a lot of software in the repositories) is almost always trivial, and has been for years now. It's far easier than trying to do something similar under Windows, because the process of finding the right package, downloading and installing it is all automatic.

Installing software that's not in the repositories ~can~ be more difficult. It all depends how well the software author has packaged it. Google Earth, for example, can be installed as a .deb package very easily, with no need to resort to anything other than point & click.

nomoneytoday

The MS Office is a 60 day free trial, so can't see how they would give a £50 refund?

John_Gray

Surely we don't usually get Linux spam on a first post?