Comment Re:... and back again. (Score 1) 249
First of all... It's Italy. Turin is in one of the few sane parts of Italy, but in the end it is still Italy. I would suspect that the issue will be more like :
1) Claim to leave Windows for Linux
2) Use the law that passed in Italy a few days ago to guarantee refunds for the Windows Tax
3) Buy machines with Linux on them instead
4) Install pirated copies of Windows and Office on each machine.
Italy tends to operate more like an 3rd world country than a Western European country on most things. I've been there several times and will be there again soon in a few months. I think the only laws which actually stick are the traffic laws and those have items like "If the car has a license plate from somewhere else, it must no exceed the speed limit more than ...."
1) Claim to leave Windows for Linux
2) Use the law that passed in Italy a few days ago to guarantee refunds for the Windows Tax
3) Buy machines with Linux on them instead
4) Install pirated copies of Windows and Office on each machine.
Italy tends to operate more like an 3rd world country than a Western European country on most things. I've been there several times and will be there again soon in a few months. I think the only laws which actually stick are the traffic laws and those have items like "If the car has a license plate from somewhere else, it must no exceed the speed limit more than