Gavin McCullagh wrote:
>> Not to be a spoil sport but, I don't think so.
>> "If you have a genuine complaint about faulty goods, you can ignore
> shop notices such as 'No Refunds' or 'No Exchanges'."
>> "You have no rights under the Sale of Goods Act if you
> simply change your mind about wanting the goods."
>> I don't think it not working in linux makes it faulty. Unless of course
> it says on the box "Linux compatible". So if it works in
> (presumably) windows/os9.0 then you really have no argument unless you
> were told it worked in linux.
There's also another part, that it should be merchantable, and capable
of normal use. For example, if you buy a hair-dryer and it doesn't dry
your hair, and you take it back and the guy says "That's how it's
supposed to work - this one's only for short hair", then even though the
product is not faulty per se, you're still entitled to a refund because
it's not capable of normal use.
One could argue that in buiying a digital camera or a modem, that normal
use is for it to work with a computer. If it's not capable of that under
certain conditions, then you have an argument (albeit a poor one),
regardless of whether it says it on the box or not.
> Gavin
Cheers,
Dave.
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