A small but growing group of computer owners who would rather use the upstart Linux operating system than Windows are demanding refunds for the built-in Microsoft software they do not use.
In an initiative called Windows Refund Day, a grass-roots group plans to converge on one of Microsoft's Silicon Valley offices
on Monday in the hope of getting a refund.
Windows Refund Day organisers are hoping to glean more attention for the alternative operating system, which is becoming more widely used in network servers, and to protest against the fact that it is nearly impossible to buy a personal computer without Microsoft Windows already installed.
Information posted on the Windows Refund Day Web site (www.hugin.imat.com/refund/) explains that all participants must be polite but firm as they descend upon Microsoft offices and the purpose is not to complain about Microsoft products.
