The event itself was whimsical, fun and shone a large spotlight on the hypocrisy of your former employer. The license agreement was clear: if you did not agree to the terms of the Windows license, you could return the software for a full refund. This was at a time where Microsoft reigned supreme in the business world and enforced the terms of its license strictly. In my country, it caused the local office a lot of embarrassment when they were forced to admit that they had no way of coping with the entirely reasonable request of someone who didn't want to pay the Windows tax.