{"id":316,"date":"2009-07-10T16:28:17","date_gmt":"2009-07-10T16:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/trying-to-buy-pcs-without-ms-windows-dell-uk\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:05:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:05:56","slug":"trying-to-buy-pcs-without-ms-windows-dell-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/2009\/07\/10\/trying-to-buy-pcs-without-ms-windows-dell-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Trying to buy a PC without Windows part 1 &#8211; Dell UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This is a new series of case studies illustrating the difficulty one has purchasing a PC in the UK without being forced to pay a &#8220;Microsoft Tax&#8221;. We use Linux on all our PC&#8217;s and have done so for several years. Therefore we do not need, nor should we be forced to pay for any Microsoft software licenses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>We did some research and approached Dell UK to buy some of its rather smart-looking Vostro laptops, OS-free. Now Dell has a reputation for being fairly &#8220;<em>penguin-friendly<\/em>&#8221; and that it will build systems to the customer&#8217;s specification. Moreover, its new Vostro laptops really are nice machines, with a good specification and a business-like apperance. We really wanted to buy some. I even transfered the money into our purchasing account ready to do the deal. Sadly, Dell&#8217;s UK competely disinterested &#8220;sales team&#8221; managed to blow away any chances of that. Here&#8217;s what happened&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Dell&#8217;s Penguin rating<\/h2>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Marks out of five for Dell&#8217;s customer care. <br \/>(This would have been zero but <br \/>Dell did actually manage to call us back once)<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/www.garfnet.org_.uk_coppermine_albums_archive_misc_logo_tux-points-1.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Penguin points graphic\" title=\"Penguin points graphic\" width=\"32\" height=\"38\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/www.garfnet.org_.uk_coppermine_albums_archive_misc_logo_tux-points-0.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" title=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" width=\"32\" height=\"38\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/www.garfnet.org_.uk_coppermine_albums_archive_misc_logo_tux-points-0.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" title=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" width=\"32\" height=\"38\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/www.garfnet.org_.uk_coppermine_albums_archive_misc_logo_tux-points-0.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" title=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" width=\"32\" height=\"38\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/www.garfnet.org_.uk_coppermine_albums_archive_misc_logo_tux-points-0.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" title=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" width=\"32\" height=\"38\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Marks out of 5 for Dell&#8217;s <em>penguin-friendliness<\/em><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/www.garfnet.org_.uk_coppermine_albums_archive_misc_logo_tux-points-0.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" title=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" width=\"32\" height=\"38\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/www.garfnet.org_.uk_coppermine_albums_archive_misc_logo_tux-points-0.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" title=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" width=\"32\" height=\"38\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/www.garfnet.org_.uk_coppermine_albums_archive_misc_logo_tux-points-0.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" title=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" width=\"32\" height=\"38\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/www.garfnet.org_.uk_coppermine_albums_archive_misc_logo_tux-points-0.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" title=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" width=\"32\" height=\"38\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/www.garfnet.org_.uk_coppermine_albums_archive_misc_logo_tux-points-0.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" title=\"Penguin nil-points graphic\" width=\"32\" height=\"38\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Overall rating<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"5\"><strong>1\/10 = hopeless!<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 \/>   Events<\/h2>\n<p><strong>2009-07-07<\/strong> I enquired to Dell UK via its <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.euro.dell.com\/content\/topics\/topic.aspx\/emea\/forms\/enterprise\/req_call_uk?c=uk&#038;l=en&#038;s=bsd\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Dell UK contact enquirey form\" rel=\"noopener\">on-line contact form<\/a> regarding our desire to purchase several Dell Vostro laptops, OS-free. I also asked if it transpires that Dell is unable to supply them OS-free, whether it honours the Microsoft EULA &#8211; where we can return unwanted MS licenses to the vendor for a refund. I explain that we don&#8217;t use MS products. Dell&#8217;s site promises a next day response.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No<\/strong> response was received.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009-07-08<\/strong> I enquired again via Dell UK&#8217;s on line enquiry form asking why Dell was ignoring me?<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009-07-09 09:30<\/strong> I received a phone call from a witheld number that truned out to be from Dell. The caller apologised for failing to mail me, blaming this on failures in Dell&#8217;s on-line enquiry system. I explained again that we either want to buy Vostro laptops OS-free. Alternatively I need assurance that Dell will honour Microsoft&#8217;s EULA and refund the cost of the Windows license if we refuse to accept the terms of said license. Caller promises to call me back in half-an-hour to advise me with regard to whether Dell can supply Vostro laptops OS-free or if they will refund unused Windows licenses.<\/p>\n<p>Since then we have heard <strong>nothing<\/strong> from Dell<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>It seems there are one of two possibilities here &#8211; and they are not necessarily mutually exclusive&#8230;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>For reasons unknown, Dell does not want to sell us computers without MS Windows or<\/li>\n<li>Despite recession and notoriously poor sales, Dell simply cannot be bothered about its customers at all.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Of course, if a company treats you badly <em>before<\/em> it makes the sale, imagine how badly it will treat you if things go wrong <em>after<\/em> it has taken your money! Needless to say, we will <strong>not<\/strong> be purchasing any Vostro laptops!<\/p>\n<h2>Update<\/h2>\n<p>2009-07-11 Seems that whilst Dell UK cannot be bothered to deal with our sales equiry, it is perfectly happy to spam us with unwanted sales material:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/dell-an-update\/\" title=\"Dell spam\">http:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/joomla\/index.php?<br \/>option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=185&#038;Itemid=331<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"small\">If you have been forced to buy a microsoft Windows Vista license against your will, remember that Microsoft&#8217;s own end user license agreement for Vista Home states:-<br \/>&#8220;<em>By using the software, you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, do not use the software. Instead, return it to the retailer for a refund or credit<\/em>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a new series of case studies illustrating the difficulty one has purchasing a PC in the UK without being forced to pay a &#8220;Microsoft Tax&#8221;. We use Linux on all our PC&#8217;s and have done so for several years. 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