Has anyone gotten a microsoft tax refund from Lenovo?

[x1a4]

Hi,

I recently baught a Lenovo ThinkPad and have quickly sent my first letter to Lenovo regarding a microsoft tax refund.

Has anyone here succeeded in getting a MS tax refund from Lenovo? If so, how did you do it? How long did it take? How did you prove you don't have windows on the computer? With the letter, I sent a photo of the laptop running Xubuntu. Is this enough?


TIA

[3Miro]

What is your jurisdiction, this is very much dependent on the laws of the country where you bought the machine.

[Lars Noodén]

It's usually called a Windows Refund (http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+refund) and often requires a lot of persistence. Look to see how others solved the problem and that may give ideas about how to deal with Lenovo in your country.

[x1a4]

What is your jurisdiction, this is very much dependent on the laws of the country where you bought the machine.

Thank you. I'm in Ontario, Canada.

[x1a4]

It's usually called a Windows Refund (http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+refund) and often requires a lot of persistence. Look to see how others solved the problem and that may give ideas about how to deal with Lenovo in your country.

Thank you. Looks like I have a long road of hassles before I get my money, if at all.

[Lars Noodén]

Thank you. Looks like I have a long road of hassles before I get my money, if at all.

Not necessarily. In some cases it goes very smoothly. From here, there's no way to predict if it will be easy or hard.

[Lars Noodén]

As a followup, here's someone who had a harder time getting a refund from Lenovo. The result is that it is now easier for the rest of us.

"Lenovo ordered to pay €1920 for making French laptop buyer pay for Windows too (http://www.techworld.com.au/article/414500/lenovo_ordered_pay_1920_making_french_laptop_buyer _pay_windows_too)"