I see from the BBC that it is possible to get a refund from Dell if you buy a computer and don’t actually use the copy of Windows you get with it. This is good news. Sadly I have to use Windows for work, but I’m wondering if it is possible to also pressure Dell into not forcing you to take the latest piece of awfulness from Microsoft. One of the reasons I’m so annoyed about the new desktop dying is that I’m very keen to get any new hardware purchases out of the way now, before it becomes impossible to buy a computer that doesn’t have Vista on it.