Microsoft on Tuesday withdrew an offer of free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 in exchange for consumers agreeing to install monitoring software, saying it had exhausted the supply of software.
Until mid-afternoon Tuesday, the company's Windows Feedback Program was handing out copies of Vista Ultimate, Office Ultimate 2007 and other software to users who agreed to complete regular surveys, and to install a program that tracked Windows and Office use for three months. The program transmitted the information to Microsoft's servers daily.
Under a section titled "What about the free product?", the program's Web site spelled out the freebie. "If you are a Windows Vista or Windows XP user and decide to join and participate in both programs, we will send you a free Microsoft product when you participate in the program. Limit one gift per person. This offer is non-transferable. This offer expires on 12/31/07, while supplies last, and is not redeemable for cash. Taxes, if any, are your sole responsibility."
Although the free offer remains viewable in a version of the page cached by Google Inc.'s search engine, the paragraph was removed from the live site Tuesday afternoon.
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Until mid-afternoon Tuesday, the company's Windows Feedback Program was handing out copies of Vista Ultimate, Office Ultimate 2007 and other software to users who agreed to complete regular surveys, and to install a program that tracked Windows and Office use for three months. The program transmitted the information to Microsoft's servers daily.
Under a section titled "What about the free product?", the program's Web site spelled out the freebie. "If you are a Windows Vista or Windows XP user and decide to join and participate in both programs, we will send you a free Microsoft product when you participate in the program. Limit one gift per person. This offer is non-transferable. This offer expires on 12/31/07, while supplies last, and is not redeemable for cash. Taxes, if any, are your sole responsibility."
Although the free offer remains viewable in a version of the page cached by Google Inc.'s search engine, the paragraph was removed from the live site Tuesday afternoon.
View: ComputerWorld
It's just feedback, dude. Testers don't report how they use Windows, just what's broken.
Microsoft ran out of software?!?! Oh noes!!!111eleven They better hurry up and make more software!
Microsoft ran out of software?!?! Oh noes!!!111eleven They better hurry up and make more software!
exactly my thoughts lawl
I'm not sure what you mean by that. Microsoft has never stolen anything from me.
How about your dignity for assuming that you'll steal from them?
Stop with the ridiculous analogies.
I wonder how many took Vista over the other offers?
http://www.pollsb.com/polls/poll/4542/woul...f-windows-vista
It depends on what they look at. If it was just my usage (how long, what features etc), not a huge deal for the reward. If it was what I search, and other move private things, forget it.
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