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The EU should force all Laptop and Desktop OEMs to provide the consumer the option to save instantly the cost of the OS at the counter and not have it pre-installed on their machine.

And any consumer purchasing a laptop or desktop with an OS pre-installed should be able to get an INSTANT rebate at the counter equivalent to the cost of the OS even if the OS is pre-installed on the computer. The reseller must provide a special software on a USB key that uninstalls automatically that OS on first bootup.

Then all Resellers must provide free or paid alternative OS choices. Chrome, Ubuntu or Linpus Linux could be available right there on a USB key available for free with any new computer purchase.

What this proposition means, is that if you enter a store and it only has Windows computer for sale, you must be able to demand Windows removed and they should give you an instant rebate between $40 and $100 depending on the actual price that they are paying to Microsoft. Many consumers will prefer to buy the computer without the Windows option either without it even being pre-installed or with a USB key function that erases Windows on first bootup. Erasing Windows can be done in the store while you wait, or if they don’t have time, you can get the “Delete Windows” USB key and delete it yourself at home the first time you boot it up.