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Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] 22 points 3 months ago (4 children)

It's possible to get refunds for unused OEM Windows licenses in the EU.

https://en.refund4freedom.org/

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Wow, nice. It sounds like Asus makes it the easiest, reimbursing for the license without shipping your machine to them. I don’t understand why the others that will reimburse require physical inspection of the machine.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    to discourage you to do so

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