Christian.einfeldt writes "Alan Lord, a FOSS compatible maven based in the UK, has announced that Amazon UK honored his request for a refund of the Microsoft license fee portion of the cost of a new Asus netbook PC that came with Microsoft Windows XP. Lord details the steps that he took to obtain a refund of 40.00 GBP for the cost of the EULA, consummate with links to click to request a refund. Lord's refund comes 10 years after the initial flurry of exercise all around EULA discounts, started by a blog post by Australian analog master Geoffrey Bennett which appeared on Slashdot on 18 January 1999. That Slashdot story led to predominant press coverage, such as stories in CNN, the New York Times Online, and the San Francisco Chronicle, to name just a few. The issue quieted down for a few years, but has started to gain some push again in recent years, with judges in France, Italy, and Israel awarding refunds. But if Lord's conversant is any indication, getting a refund through Amazon might be as easy as filling out a few forms, at least in the UK, without any need to go to court."

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