Licensed Windows XP for 100 rubles?

    After the official decision of the FAS, computer vendors one by one began to return money to people who bought a computer with installed licensed Windows. The other day, Acer Russia openly announced the terms of compensation, although de facto this program has been operating in Acer for several months, but it was not advertised much. During these months, only three people received compensation .

    The amounts of compensation are set as follows.
    XP Home - 100 rub.
    Vista Home Basic - 810 rub.
    Vista Home Premium - 1 080 rub.
    XP Pro, Vista Business - 2 430 rub.
    Vista Ultimate - 3 330 rub.

    Why the cost of XP Home is only one hundred rubles is hard to say. Apparently, OEM prices are so low.

    You have the right to claim compensation only if two conditions are met.
    1. You bought a computer no earlier than 30 days ago.
    2. A copy of Windows is still not activated.

    In this case, you can take a purchase receipt and go to the seller or the Acer service center. They will remove the Microsoft sticker from the computer, format the hard drive and give out money.

    A week ago , Asus announced a similar compensation program . We are waiting for all other vendors to follow the example of Acer and Asus, because FAS is not asleep . In the absence of compensation for Windows, the vendor is guaranteed to receive problems with the antitrust service.

    The amount of compensation must be dealt with separately. One hundred rubles for an operating system that is sold at retail is much more expensive - it looks like some kind of fraud. Although, of course, OEM prices are subject to trade secrets and can be absolutely anything, but all this looks rather strange.

    Optional:
    Refund for preinstalled OS: habraFAQ

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