Garage sale pirated Windows on the laptop brand

Hello

I recently bought a laptop (Compaq 510) Logtech Infoway. Kerala.
They have installed a pirated version of Windows XP on my laptop. When I contacted them, they are insisting that it is the right of the consumer at the request of a genuine version of windows.
5 years when I bought a PC brand at another retailer, they have installed genuine version of windows on my PC.
My question does not appear here for the rules for these brands as Compaq, they can be sold with pirated versions? If I'm going legal against the dealers, I as a consumer will be held guilty for not asking only a version not genuine windows?

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The manufacturer like Compaq and others are having agreement with Microsoft they buy license at home, and when you buy a PC from them you may chose your version of Windows and it will come pre-installation. If you're shopping online or certified partner of Compaq or to the sales office, the Windows is genuine.

However, in many countries local dealer will just get a free system without windows or sometimes with MS-DOS and install to pirate one. It depends on law in the country, in some countries, the action would not take any dealer and people who sell pirated software in other countries, he's going for people who sell pirated software and the people who buy pirated software.

In case you, I suggest to declare these dealers, you can use the Web site suite:

http://www.Microsoft.com/piracy/reporting/default.aspx

To report them.

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