Microsoft is giving away free flash drives

Player-X · March 1st, 2006

You can get one here by clicking on the flash drive picture
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/m...p/default.mspx
I plan to use mine to boot linux just for the ironic value

zman982 · March 1st, 2006

Yeah I saw this on digg, signed up for mine. Hopefully it'll be bigger than 32MB but I doubt it.

ShadowDancer · March 1st, 2006

Sweeeeet, thanks for the link.

cloudsBro · March 1st, 2006

arent there any terms and conditions. I cant see the word 'free' anywhere or im blind....

dpence · March 1st, 2006

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Originally Posted by clouds bro

arent there any terms and conditions. I cant see the word 'free' anywhere or im blind....

filled out servey/questions (All answers on first page)
submitted and it told me to allow 6-8 weeks for delivery

cloudsBro · March 1st, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by dpence

filled out servey/questions (All answers on first page)
submitted and it told me to allow 6-8 weeks for delivery

yes that is what comes up for me as well, but hmm, dont UK people have to pay for shippin?

**General Plot** · March 1st, 2006

Ordered mine. Hmm.... May use this for PS2 exploiting.

Coolsvilleman · March 1st, 2006

giving them all your personal information isnt worth a 32mb-64mb flash drive for me.

Project Epsilon · March 1st, 2006

I wonder how long this will last, seeing as how theres a thread for this on every message board i've been to today and most of the blogs i've read... and i don't really mind giving microsoft my personal info, cause i use windows... so if they don't have it by now they can easily get it...

D.D. · March 1st, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Project Epsilon

i use windows... so if they don't have it by now they can easily get it...

that makes sense

thanks for this Player-X

ShadowDancer · March 1st, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by General Plot

Ordered mine. Hmm.... May use this for PS2 exploiting.

Haha that's what I'm going to use it for. I broke my pen drive that came with my Air Max

XxCrashxX · March 1st, 2006

xbox and ps2 exploiting here I come
The weird thing is, is that you can submit it for the same address twice.

**General Plot** · March 1st, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadowDancer

Haha that's what I'm going to use it for. I broke my pen drive that came with my Air Max

Mine just saves me from having to run ExecFTP everytime I wanna transfer game saves.

leo9986754 · March 2nd, 2006

How many ways are there to obtain a full Microsoft® Windows® Desktop license?
1
2
3
4

Volume License Agreements cover Windows® Desktop operating system upgrades only.
True
False

OEM operating system licenses are non-transferable.
True
False

The most cost-effective way to acquire an initial, full underlying Windows Desktop license is preinstalled.
True
False

Were there a specific answer?? I left them as they are.

Player-X · March 2nd, 2006

I think it's a test to make sure you don't really know instead of looking for a flash drive, just leave it as it is

**Razor Blade** · March 2nd, 2006

The answers are:

2
True
True
True

Reply when/if you get yours in. I just applied for mine as well.

Vanit · March 2nd, 2006

Thanks for the free flash drive, P-X

.

And it shouldn't matter if we get the wrong answers... should it?

Hard core Rikki · March 2nd, 2006

Quote:

filled out (ONLY) servey/questions (All answers on first page)
submitted and it told me to allow 6-8 weeks for delivery

Quote:

arent there any terms and conditions. I cant see the word 'free' anywhere or im blind....

speaking for myself, I dont see free either. For terms, they look inoffensive though.

Giving up even some privacy is just so not worth it to me. This "generous move" coming from MICROSOFT just looks too good to be disinterested.

Free as in free beer? from microsoft? Think free cigarettes instead...

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EDIT:

Quote:

These flash drives are not meant to be sent to individuals

says it all then. it looked too good to be true indeed.

Quote:

The flash drives are not empty. Its an information package targetted at proper organisations/companies

.
Then what M$ is weary about is its content. Although I see no reason why such content couldnt be possibly made available online, to reach a wider audience. perhaps these packages include an NDA, like OEM deals with Microsoft?

Vanit · March 2nd, 2006

I think paranoia is making you forget this is Microsoft. If they wanted something like that on our computers they could do it through windows update.

Now its obvious that you don't understand why these flash drives are free :P. M$ are sending these flash drives to people interested in distributing windows licenses (or something :P). The flash drives are not empty, they are full of tutorials, guides, etc, and if you read the form properly, are aimed as an information package to proper organisations. These flash drives are not meant to be sent to individuals and I'm guessing M$ will notice that all of us have signed up with our home addresses and gone, "Hey, they aren't interested in the flash drives for the tutorials!" and will decide not to send them at all.

This is not a scam. There is no hidden plot. This package is NOT for regular users to pick up a free flash drive from. Its an information package targetted at proper organisations/companies.

I don't mean to come accross harsh, but you've made a huge false accusation without even reading the documents.

I encourage everyone to completely ignore the advice from Hard Core Rikki in the previous post .

Oceanangel2you · March 2nd, 2006

Cool beans Thanks for the Info

March 1st, 2006	#1 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,110	Microsoft is giving away free flash drives You can get one here by clicking on the flash drive picture http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/m...p/default.mspx I plan to use mine to boot linux just for the ironic value

March 1st, 2006	#2 (permalink)
zman982 [Insert Ad Here] Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Jackson, MS Posts: 330	Yeah I saw this on digg, signed up for mine. Hopefully it'll be bigger than 32MB but I doubt it. __________________ CPU Specs:Custom Built\|Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe (Stock Speed) @ 2.66 GHZ\| 500GB HD\|3 GB DDR2 RAM\|MSI Geforce 8800 GTS 512MB (Factory OC'd)\| Vista Ultimate. _________________________ "I hate these kids, they are the ones who ruin XBL. Their high voices screeching...is more irritating than giving a cactus a high five."

March 1st, 2006	#4 (permalink)
cloudsBro Argh my eyes, my eyes!?!? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: uk Posts: 1,559	arent there any terms and conditions. I cant see the word 'free' anywhere or im blind.... __________________ Got a question about Streets of rage? PM me and im sure I can help. \|\|Streets Of Rage Remake\|\|

March 1st, 2006	#7 (permalink)
General Plot Britchie Crazy Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 4,793	Ordered mine. Hmm.... May use this for PS2 exploiting. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 \| 2 GB PC6400 DDR2 RAM \| GeForce 7900 GTX 2.5 TB Hard Drive Space \| Windows XP Pro SP2 Check out my site: http://generalplot.atspace.com Official betatester of PCSX2 and Co-owner of General Emulation

March 1st, 2006	#8 (permalink)
Coolsvilleman Emulation to the max! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,394	giving them all your personal information isnt worth a 32mb-64mb flash drive for me. __________________ Q6600 Core 2 Quad \|\| Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme HD \|\| e-VGA 8800GTX \|\| 4096mb 4-4-4-12-2T Dual-Channel RAM \|\| MSI P6N Diamond \|\| 2x 320GB Hardrive \|\| 5.1 Speakers \|\| Remote control \|\| 8x USB 2.0 \|\| DVD/CD ±RW Drive \|\| 1x IEEE1394 www.coolsvilleman.homedns.org Normally down. E-mail me for a DVD @ coolsvilleman@gmail.com

March 1st, 2006	#3 (permalink)
ShadowDancer Heh... Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 1,899	Sweeeeet, thanks for the link.

March 1st, 2006	#9 (permalink)
Project Epsilon Root Beer = Rocket Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: By The Orange Light... Posts: 365	I wonder how long this will last, seeing as how theres a thread for this on every message board i've been to today and most of the blogs i've read... and i don't really mind giving microsoft my personal info, cause i use windows... so if they don't have it by now they can easily get it...

March 1st, 2006	#12 (permalink)
XxCrashxX Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 398	xbox and ps2 exploiting here I come The weird thing is, is that you can submit it for the same address twice. __________________

March 2nd, 2006	#14 (permalink)
leo9986754 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United States Posts: 694	How many ways are there to obtain a full Microsoft® Windows® Desktop license? 1 2 3 4 Volume License Agreements cover Windows® Desktop operating system upgrades only. True False OEM operating system licenses are non-transferable. True False The most cost-effective way to acquire an initial, full underlying Windows Desktop license is preinstalled. True False Were there a specific answer?? I left them as they are. __________________ I'm a Gangster! Grrr I'm mad.

March 2nd, 2006	#15 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,110	I think it's a test to make sure you don't really know instead of looking for a flash drive, just leave it as it is

March 2nd, 2006	#16 (permalink)
Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,024	The answers are: 2 True True True Reply when/if you get yours in. I just applied for mine as well. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 2nd, 2006	#17 (permalink)
Vanit Heretic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia! Posts: 2,730	Thanks for the free flash drive, P-X . And it shouldn't matter if we get the wrong answers... should it? __________________ Click here to download my Sin and Punishment English translation. Last edited by Vanit; March 2nd, 2006 at 08:09.

March 2nd, 2006	#19 (permalink)
Vanit Heretic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia! Posts: 2,730	I think paranoia is making you forget this is Microsoft. If they wanted something like that on our computers they could do it through windows update. Now its obvious that you don't understand why these flash drives are free :P. M$ are sending these flash drives to people interested in distributing windows licenses (or something :P). The flash drives are not empty, they are full of tutorials, guides, etc, and if you read the form properly, are aimed as an information package to proper organisations. These flash drives are not meant to be sent to individuals and I'm guessing M$ will notice that all of us have signed up with our home addresses and gone, "Hey, they aren't interested in the flash drives for the tutorials!" and will decide not to send them at all. This is not a scam. There is no hidden plot. This package is NOT for regular users to pick up a free flash drive from. Its an information package targetted at proper organisations/companies. I don't mean to come accross harsh, but you've made a huge false accusation without even reading the documents. I encourage everyone to completely ignore the advice from Hard Core Rikki in the previous post . __________________ Click here to download my Sin and Punishment English translation. Last edited by Vanit; March 2nd, 2006 at 11:04.

March 2nd, 2006	#20 (permalink)
Oceanangel2you Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 6	Cool beans Thanks for the Info __________________ Watch Final Fantasy Movies at http://finalfantasy-universe.4t.com/

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