[Cialug] The end draws near for the Alienware Saga.

Theron Conrey theron at conrey.org
Fri Jun 24 14:28:53 CDT 2005


Aaron,
I've read that article.  Look at my notes a bit and you'll see some
simalarities.
The summary at the bottom of my page covers why it's over now. and not
further fought.  So head on over to conrey.org/alien/ and RTA. 

Theron

Aaron Korver wrote:

> I apologize for not remembering that I had this bookmarked sooner...
>
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7040
>
> If you want your FULL refund DO NOT cash those gift certificates. 
> Why?  Well, RTFA.  Oh, and by having Alienware give you something is a
> MAJOR victory by the way. 
>
> On 6/24/05, *Mark Hesseltine* <markhesseltine at gmail.com
> <mailto:markhesseltine at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     You could Coralize it.
>
>     http://www.coralcdn.org/ <http://www.coralcdn.org/>
>
>     Just submit the story with the address Coralized. Then, when the
>     hoards from Slashdot hit it, they'll get their local cached version,
>     and not have to hit your webserver.
>
>     On 6/24/05, Theron Conrey < theron at conrey.org
>     <mailto:theron at conrey.org>> wrote:
>     > Um, I'm down for it, if someone will host it.  I'm afraid that
>     my server
>     > would melt under the strain.  AND AS ITS ALSO MY HOME MAIL
>     SERVER I'd
>     > rather that not happen :)
>     >
>     >
>     > Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:
>     >
>     > > Slashdot it.
>     > >
>     > >On Thu, 2005-06-23 at 22:46, n.d wrote:
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >>as unlikely as i'm sure this is, is there a way this could get
>     a little
>     > >>media attention?
>     > >>
>     > >>or some way that others who might think of buying alienware could
>     > >>reference this case? i'm sure there are lots of people who'd
>     like to get
>     > >>another discount on their alienware computer.
>     > >>
>     > >>just a thought (that i hope made sense)
>     > >>
>     > >>
>     > >>Theron Conrey wrote:
>     > >>
>     > >>
>     > >>
>     > >>>I apologize for answering this email within an email.... bleech.
>     > >>>and kristau, I'll acost you with sushi the next chance I
>     get......
>     > >>>
>     > >>>Kenneth Ristau wrote:
>     > >>>
>     > >>>
>     > >>>
>     > >>>>Theron Conrey wrote:
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>>So in summary, I'm stuck with this license, and 75 dollars
>     of gift
>     > >>>>>certificates.  I'd call that a draw.
>     > >>>>>
>     > >>>>>Theron Conrey
>     > >>>>>
>     > >>>>>
>     > >>>>>
>     > >>>>Don't take me wrong here, I don't mean to bust your
>     chops.  You lost.
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>If this does get taken up by the AG, AlienWare will argue
>     that the $75
>     > >>>>of gift certificates were "compensation in excess" of the
>     disputed
>     > >>>>refund value.  They bought you off cheap.  I bet they paid
>     all of $0
>     > >>>>themselves for those gift certificates.
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>It may have cost them nothing for those gift certificates,
>     but I'll
>     > >>>get $75 dollars worth of stuff that I'd have shelled out coin
>     for anyway.
>     > >>>
>     > >>>
>     > >>>
>     > >>>>Worst of all?  Microsoft still got their $$ from the sale of the
>     > >>>>license.  Sounds to me like you owe the FSF a $75 donation.
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>Trust me they're the last group I'll feel that I owe money to
>     as they
>     > >>>see a fair share of my $$ as it is, but if we're counting
>     $$  I'd have
>     > >>>gone higher.. (kristau trying to say the Microsoft is EQUAL to
>     > >>>GNU/Linux.... sheeesh)...  If anything I'm pissed that I
>     can't buy
>     > >>>debian cd from Amazon :)  (why I'm not counting the Progeny
>     CD there
>     > >>>is way OT) That would have been the "best" outcome given the
>     events
>     > >>>unfolding as they did.
>     > >>>
>     > >>>
>     > >>>
>     > >>>>OK, enough bustin' yer ass.  I must give you kudos, mad
>     props and
>     > >>>>mega-w00ts for the way you handled this difficult
>     situation.  It is a
>     > >>>>plain, simple matter of economics.  You reached your
>     threshhold and cut
>     > >>>>your losses.  Happens to the best of us (don't ask me about
>     my special
>     > >>>>assesment from the wonderful City of Johnston).
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>I'm tempted now more than ever to call up their sales line
>     and string
>     > >>>>them along, spec'ing the highest priced system I possibly
>     can -- only to
>     > >>>>ask the clincher question at the end, "Can I get that
>     without an OS?"
>     > >>>>If I get enough guts to actually do it, I'll report my
>     results here.
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>It may have cost them nothing this time, but they've
>     identified and
>     > >>>shown that the OS is worth 75 dollars to a customer.  That
>     being said,
>     > >>>when you call them up, and get your system, you'll be able to
>     ask for
>     > >>>the $75 dollars off that you know that they've given to another
>     > >>>customer for the Windows OS.
>     > >>>
>     > >>>
>     > >>>
>     > >>>>Fight the good fight!
>     > >>>>kristauK
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
>     > >>>>
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