Comments on: FOLLOWUP: Linux IS NOT ready for the laptop http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2007/09/21/followup-linux-is-not-ready-for-the-laptop A permanent record for what's interesting today - this is my live journal Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:10:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Russell Coker http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2007/09/21/followup-linux-is-not-ready-for-the-laptop#comment-129665 Russell Coker Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:20:59 +0000 http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2007/09/21/followup-linux-is-not-ready-for-the-laptop#comment-129665 Remember the guy who demanded a refund for the Windows purchase price from a laptop vendor and ended up with a refund on the laptop purchase (after he had owned it for over a year)? It didn't hurt the vendor. They EXPECT to have some items returned without a good reason and budget for it. I know of someone who returned a laptop as faulty after spilling coffee in it. He got a full refund even though it was still wet! Of course the fact that he was in a senior position in a company that purchased a lot of hardware was related to this. But it's an example of an undeserved refund that did not affect the business model. Remember the guy who demanded a refund for the Windows purchase price from a laptop vendor and ended up with a refund on the laptop purchase (after he had owned it for over a year)?

It didn’t hurt the vendor. They EXPECT to have some items returned without a good reason and budget for it.

I know of someone who returned a laptop as faulty after spilling coffee in it. He got a full refund even though it was still wet! Of course the fact that he was in a senior position in a company that purchased a lot of hardware was related to this. But it’s an example of an undeserved refund that did not affect the business model.

]]> By: drizad http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2007/09/21/followup-linux-is-not-ready-for-the-laptop#comment-129637 drizad Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:04:39 +0000 http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2007/09/21/followup-linux-is-not-ready-for-the-laptop#comment-129637 Yes, I was really surprised that Dell really responded to your issues. Hope you can get your laptop working good again! Yes, I was really surprised that Dell really responded to your issues. Hope you can get your laptop working good again!

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