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MvT
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Snag Vista Ultimate for free, in exchange for your
« on: Dec 11th, 2007, 2:04pm » |
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Microsoft's been keeping its record pretty clean of late, but we suppose it couldn't end the year without a parting shot meant to cheese off the ultra-private, Microsoft-eats-children types. The company's latest diabolical plan involves giving away free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate, Office Ultimate '07, Money Plus Premium, Encarta Premium or Streets and Trips -- scary, we know. All you need to do is fill out a few surveys now and then, and download a little app that lets Microsoft watch your every move for three months. If you can manage to be a good little pod person for that long, you get a free copy of whatever software title you selected in the mail. But really, can you put a price on dignity? Exactly, you can't, so sign us up!
http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/snag-vista-ultimate-for-free-in-excha nge-for-your-privacy/
set up a virtual machine and leave it on for 3 months
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Re: Snag Vista Ultimate for free, in exchange for
« Reply #1 on: Dec 11th, 2007, 3:03pm » |
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a pound of flesh, a pint of blood, and your first-born male child.
I don't do surveys.
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Re: Snag Vista Ultimate for free, in exchange for
« Reply #2 on: Dec 11th, 2007, 4:37pm » |
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on Dec 11th, 2007, 3:03pm, brewcrew wrote:
a pound of flesh, a pint of blood, and your first-born male child.
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well easy way to save $250 and if you run it on a virtual machine your privacy is not at risk
or sell it and make $250
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Re: Snag Vista Ultimate for free, in exchange for
« Reply #3 on: Dec 11th, 2007, 4:48pm » |
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on Dec 11th, 2007, 4:37pm, MvT wrote:
well easy way to save $250 and if you run it on a virtual machine your privacy is not at risk
or sell it and make $250
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P.T. Barnum was right.
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Re: Snag Vista Ultimate for free, in exchange for
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LMAO @ Brewcrew. 
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Re: Snag Vista Ultimate for free, in exchange for
« Reply #6 on: Dec 11th, 2007, 7:59pm » |
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I already gave away one of my copies of Vista Ultimate. The other just might end up in the trash.
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Re: Snag Vista Ultimate for free, in exchange for
« Reply #7 on: Dec 11th, 2007, 8:14pm » |
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on Dec 11th, 2007, 7:59pm, Kirk wrote:I already gave away one of my copies of Vista Ultimate. The other just might end up in the trash.
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I will take the key I can give it to the niagara regional police association for kids who are disabled....
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Re: Snag Vista Ultimate for free, in exchange for
« Reply #8 on: Dec 12th, 2007, 3:28am » |
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on Dec 11th, 2007, 8:14pm, MvT wrote:
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Hey, just have them fill out a few surveys... and let Microsoft watch their every move for three months the rest of their lives. 
Microsoft is giving away free copies of Vista, because they can't sell it. Notice that getting XP on a machine now is considered an upgrade....
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Re: Snag Vista Ultimate for free, in exchange for
« Reply #9 on: Dec 12th, 2007, 8:30am » |
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Vista is a dog in a pretty dress. I'll be sticking with XP for a while.
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