[svlug] Windows refund

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Don Marti (dmarti at zgp.org):

> They're starting not to.  Some of the OEMs are smart
> enough to do enough Linux that MSFT has to be nice
> to them.

Good current Vaughan-Nichols column on Microsoft attempting to play
hardball against rebellious netbook manufacturers, including reining 
in ASUS at a trade show in Taipei:

http://blogs.computerworld.com/microsoft_strikes_back_at_linux_netbook_push

   [...]
   The only thing I can think of is that Asus doesn't want to tick off
   Microsoft. Microsoft has been losing money by almost giving away
   Windows XP Home to netbook vendors. The Evil Empire wants to make that
   up this year by forcing netbook customers into buying over-priced,
   under-powered Windows 7. But, if customers get a chance to buy
   Linux-powered netbook for a good deal less than Windows 7 netbooks,
   Microsoft is scared that they'll lose the netbook market.
   [...]