Free Microsoft Product! No joke.

tuanming · December 11th, 2007, 18:51

If you willing to give away your privacy and do a survey once every 2 weeks then you're in! As promised you're free to choose the following products, only one of course

Last, but not least, you'd have to live in the United State to qualify or to participate in the offering.

* Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit DVD)
* Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007
* Microsoft Money Plus Premium
* Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008
* Microsoft Streets and Trips 2008

Does the software impact the performance of my computer?
We have gone to great lengths to design the Windows Feedback Program software to limit the amount of computer resources it uses to collect data. You may see a minor change in performance when you first log in to Windows; however, this typically only occurs during the first few minutes after login while we are collecting basic configuration information.

What types of information will you collect and why?
We are looking for information that will help us understand problems you encounter with Windows, how you have configured your computer and Windows, what hardware you are using, and general information about how you are using Windows and Microsoft Office products on your computer. You can see a list of examples of the data we collect in our FAQs.

How often will Microsoft collect data?
How often you will share data depends on how actively you use your computer and how often your computer is connected to the internet. In general, the data is shared once per day.

For more information go here About the Windows Feedback Program and this offer will expires on 12/31/07, while supplies last, and is not redeemable for cash. Taxes, if any, are your sole responsibility.

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runawayprisoner · December 11th, 2007, 18:57

Another one of Microsoft's schemes to make people go to Vista...

(and get more bugs! ZOMG) Obviously, you would not need Office 2007 for any reason at all... if you already have Office 2003. Money Plus is only useful for businessmen... and they wouldn't have the time for these stuffs. Student sounds cool... but I never used it, have you? Streets and Trips... I'm going to do more research on that one before I jump to any conclusion.

P.S.: And this is just like mass-hacking... we are letting them monitor our every single activities (with our own CONSENT) every day for the next... god knows how long.

tuanming · December 11th, 2007, 19:04

Oh yeah, those that still using single core processor like Pentium 4 with 1gb of ram/memory or under... It's better stay away from Vista with your obsolete hardwares

Just a reminder

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**Hard core Rikki** · December 11th, 2007, 19:11

Anybody remembers what they say about "free cigarets" ?

Think they "collect" your games+softs' serial numbers as well, plus list of "security holes still not closed yet, and still exploitable by anyone with no conscience

" ?

PS: forcefully sending fake data sounds nicer, after all, collection and analizys should be fully automated processes

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**Cid Highwind** · December 11th, 2007, 19:27

Actually, I really like Office 2007 over 2003, I definitely hate having to work at uni with these Office 2003 / IE6 machines, productivity goes down 200%.

It's a nice scheme though, but usually the people too cheap to cough up the money are also the ones who'd rather not give their privacy away to big corporations for obvious reasons. So they get a free Vista copy, the other day they'll get the message they should buy their Office license

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tuanming · December 11th, 2007, 19:30

It's harmless in my point of view, unless your 're not a clean person

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**rama2** · December 11th, 2007, 19:38

This is a great move and at the right time, too.
Now people willing to try Gabest's DirectX10 plugin for PCSX2 can get the
required OS for relatively free

Just this tiny bit about US-citizens only. Well, that means basically the whole world
is excluded.

**Hard core Rikki** · December 11th, 2007, 19:42

1 - send fake data, regardless of how its done

OR

2 - dont use the comp with Feedback with the internet, or connect it through a firewall linux, with strict packet filtering/discarding

OR

3 - ????

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makotech222 · December 11th, 2007, 19:42

this wouldnt happen to document what you do on internet, specifically, would it?

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ElijahTW · December 11th, 2007, 20:14

I wouldn't pirate microsoft apps on this.

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makotech222 · December 11th, 2007, 20:35

hahaha

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**Xtreme2damax** · December 12th, 2007, 00:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by runawayprisoner

Another one of Microsoft's schemes to make people go to Vista...

(and get more bugs! ZOMG) Obviously, you would not need Office 2007 for any reason at all... if you already have Office 2003. Money Plus is only useful for businessmen... and they wouldn't have the time for these stuffs. Student sounds cool... but I never used it, have you? Streets and Trips... I'm going to do more research on that one before I jump to any conclusion.

P.S.: And this is just like mass-hacking... we are letting them monitor our every single activities (with our own CONSENT) every day for the next... god knows how long.

I don't care, as long as it works. The more power to me if I can get a hold of a legitimate copy of Vista 32-bit or 64-bit at no cost for when I build my new PC next year sometime.

Any info on what you need to do to redeem the offers? I have no problem participating in this.

Info on how to redeem the offers would be nice though as it doesn't explain or throughly explain this.

Just don't do anything illegitimate until it's over and you redeem the offer, uninstall it, do a through scan to ensure no tidbits or "Spyware" are left over and enjoy your free legit copy of vista.

This appears to be legit though as it is through Microsoft it appears. Seems they are using http://deploy.ztelligence.com to conduct the surveys.

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makotech222 · December 12th, 2007, 01:02

yeah im gonna put it on my laptop that my sister uses for 3 months till i get my vista.

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**Xtreme2damax** · December 12th, 2007, 01:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by makotech222

yeah im gonna put it on my laptop that my sister uses for 3 months till i get my vista.

But how do we redeem the offers though? I see nothing stating how to do this on Microsoft's website itself or even stating about any offers if you take part in this.

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makotech222 · December 12th, 2007, 01:50

i think they just ship it after 3 months to an address you say.

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**Xtreme2damax** · December 12th, 2007, 02:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by makotech222

i think they just ship it after 3 months to an address you say.

That's weird because I wasn't asked to provide my address when I signed up for it.

Do they ask for your address, what offer you want etc.... after the feedback program ends?

Has anyone ever got anything through things like this?

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tuanming · December 12th, 2007, 02:57

Here's an in depth Privacy Statement from Microsoft for those who're curious. Privacy Statement As far as i can tell they won't be collecting private informations such as your pRoNz collection, etc.

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ElijahTW · December 12th, 2007, 03:18

Someone should really move this to software discussion.

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runawayprisoner · December 12th, 2007, 03:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuanming

Oh yeah, those that still using single core processor like Pentium 4 with 1gb of ram/memory or under... It's better stay away from Vista with your obsolete hardwares

Just a reminder

Actually, anyone planning to get a stable, fully working, less crashes/hang-ups/incompatibilities/issues/whatever-that-annoy-you, or something familiar and easy to use should just get XP instead...

I mean... almost anyone who knows how to install an OS like Vista would know that it's a total mess, and not very friendly regardless of the knowledge of the user.

(I've had enough of Vista driver bugs... thank you very much)

Quote:

I don't care, as long as it works. The more power to me if I can get a hold of a legitimate copy of Vista 32-bit or 64-bit at no cost for when I build my new PC next year sometime.

Just don't do anything illegitimate until it's over and you redeem the offer, uninstall it, do a through scan to ensure no tidbits or "Spyware" are left over and enjoy your free legit copy of vista.

*points to what I said above*

This is really NOT any better than a pirated version of XP that you can make into a genuine one. Of course, if an OS is good enough, you should just cough up the bucks for it. You had the money to build a rig capable of Vista (yeah, I mean... CAPABLE OF VISTA), why not spend just a few more for the OS?

**Xtreme2damax** · December 12th, 2007, 03:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by runawayprisoner

Actually, anyone planning to get a

*points to what I said above*

This is really NOT any better than a pirated version of XP that you can make into a genuine one. Of course, if an OS is good enough, you should just cough up the bucks for it. You had the money to build a rig capable of Vista (yeah, I mean... CAPABLE OF VISTA), why not spend just a few more for the OS?

Point taken, but I would rather find a way to save a bit of money after building my new rig next year and a copy of Vista Ultimate is not cheap to come by (About $300) from what I've heard. As usual Microsoft OS's and Software never really go down in price around where I live. A copy of XP was nearly the same price as when it came out until about the time Vista launched.

Also my net connection doesn't warrant plundering off the plank, diving into the seven seas of one eyed Willy to obtain a copy of Vista by dishonest means. By all means I would rather get it as legitimately and cheaply as possible.

A copy of XP home edition if I go to bowlmart (Walmart) still runs at $99 before tax.

However does anyone have any info on how and when you can redeem these offers for your participation? The Signup Form/Survey never asked for my Address or Name which are usually required to ship to you.

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tuanming Final Fantasy XXX Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA, TX Posts: 2,413	Free Microsoft Product! No joke. If you willing to give away your privacy and do a survey once every 2 weeks then you're in! As promised you're free to choose the following products, only one of course Last, but not least, you'd have to live in the United State to qualify or to participate in the offering. * Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit DVD) * Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 * Microsoft Money Plus Premium * Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 * Microsoft Streets and Trips 2008 Does the software impact the performance of my computer? We have gone to great lengths to design the Windows Feedback Program software to limit the amount of computer resources it uses to collect data. You may see a minor change in performance when you first log in to Windows; however, this typically only occurs during the first few minutes after login while we are collecting basic configuration information. What types of information will you collect and why? We are looking for information that will help us understand problems you encounter with Windows, how you have configured your computer and Windows, what hardware you are using, and general information about how you are using Windows and Microsoft Office products on your computer. You can see a list of examples of the data we collect in our FAQs. How often will Microsoft collect data? How often you will share data depends on how actively you use your computer and how often your computer is connected to the internet. In general, the data is shared once per day. For more information go here About the Windows Feedback Program and this offer will expires on 12/31/07, while supplies last, and is not redeemable for cash. Taxes, if any, are your sole responsibility. __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6300 1.86Ghz L629A244 @ 3.78GHz Asus P5K-E Wifi/AP Rev.1.02g Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120+ FM121 (110 cfm fan) ATI x1900 GT Rev.2 256mb 513/657 G.Skill 2x1gb Hz--540MHz CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W Last edited by tuanming; December 11th, 2007 at 19:07..

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December 11th, 2007, 18:57	#2
runawayprisoner Level 9998 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Java Posts: 9,377	Another one of Microsoft's schemes to make people go to Vista... (and get more bugs! ZOMG) Obviously, you would not need Office 2007 for any reason at all... if you already have Office 2003. Money Plus is only useful for businessmen... and they wouldn't have the time for these stuffs. Student sounds cool... but I never used it, have you? Streets and Trips... I'm going to do more research on that one before I jump to any conclusion. P.S.: And this is just like mass-hacking... we are letting them monitor our every single activities (with our own CONSENT) every day for the next... god knows how long.

December 11th, 2007, 19:04	#3
tuanming Final Fantasy XXX Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA, TX Posts: 2,413	Oh yeah, those that still using single core processor like Pentium 4 with 1gb of ram/memory or under... It's better stay away from Vista with your obsolete hardwares Just a reminder __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6300 1.86Ghz L629A244 @ 3.78GHz Asus P5K-E Wifi/AP Rev.1.02g Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120+ FM121 (110 cfm fan) ATI x1900 GT Rev.2 256mb 513/657 G.Skill 2x1gb Hz--540MHz CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W

December 11th, 2007, 19:11	#4
Hard core Rikki Moving into the beat Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perpetual Hawaii Posts: 11,271	Anybody remembers what they say about "free cigarets" ? Think they "collect" your games+softs' serial numbers as well, plus list of "security holes still not closed yet, and still exploitable by anyone with no conscience " ? PS: forcefully sending fake data sounds nicer, after all, collection and analizys should be fully automated processes __________________ deviantART \| Blog \| VBA-M \| GeneralEmu \| XTemu \| FMVTool2 \| @ES \| Shendo new NGemu toolbar http://ngemu.ourtoolbar.com

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Cid Highwind The Hunter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NL Posts: 15,877	Actually, I really like Office 2007 over 2003, I definitely hate having to work at uni with these Office 2003 / IE6 machines, productivity goes down 200%. It's a nice scheme though, but usually the people too cheap to cough up the money are also the ones who'd rather not give their privacy away to big corporations for obvious reasons. So they get a free Vista copy, the other day they'll get the message they should buy their Office license __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz // GPU: Sapphire ATi HD5870 1GB // Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 RAM: 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 // HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint // SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W // Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

December 11th, 2007, 19:30	#6
tuanming Final Fantasy XXX Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA, TX Posts: 2,413	It's harmless in my point of view, unless your 're not a clean person __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6300 1.86Ghz L629A244 @ 3.78GHz Asus P5K-E Wifi/AP Rev.1.02g Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120+ FM121 (110 cfm fan) ATI x1900 GT Rev.2 256mb 513/657 G.Skill 2x1gb Hz--540MHz CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W

December 11th, 2007, 19:38	#7
rama2 Emu author Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,467	This is a great move and at the right time, too. Now people willing to try Gabest's DirectX10 plugin for PCSX2 can get the required OS for relatively free Just this tiny bit about US-citizens only. Well, that means basically the whole world is excluded.

December 11th, 2007, 19:42	#8
Hard core Rikki Moving into the beat Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perpetual Hawaii Posts: 11,271	1 - send fake data, regardless of how its done OR 2 - dont use the comp with Feedback with the internet, or connect it through a firewall linux, with strict packet filtering/discarding OR 3 - ???? __________________ deviantART \| Blog \| VBA-M \| GeneralEmu \| XTemu \| FMVTool2 \| @ES \| Shendo new NGemu toolbar http://ngemu.ourtoolbar.com

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makotech222 The one and only Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 3,608	this wouldnt happen to document what you do on internet, specifically, would it? __________________ Desktop: [Windows 7 x64][Asus P8P67 Deluxe][Intel i5 2500k @4.4ghz][EVGA GTX 570][Corsair DDR3 8gb] [Corsair 550w][Viewsonic 23inch 120hz 1680x1050 Display] Lenovo X200Tablet: [Windows 7 x64][L9400 @1.86ghz][Intel GMA 4500MHD][2gb Ram][160GB 7200rpm][LED-lit Touchscreen/pen-abled]

December 11th, 2007, 20:14	#10
ElijahTW Need more coffee. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,086	I wouldn't pirate microsoft apps on this. __________________

December 11th, 2007, 20:35	#11
makotech222 The one and only Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 3,608	hahaha __________________ Desktop: [Windows 7 x64][Asus P8P67 Deluxe][Intel i5 2500k @4.4ghz][EVGA GTX 570][Corsair DDR3 8gb] [Corsair 550w][Viewsonic 23inch 120hz 1680x1050 Display] Lenovo X200Tablet: [Windows 7 x64][L9400 @1.86ghz][Intel GMA 4500MHD][2gb Ram][160GB 7200rpm][LED-lit Touchscreen/pen-abled]

December 12th, 2007, 01:02	#13
makotech222 The one and only Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 3,608	yeah im gonna put it on my laptop that my sister uses for 3 months till i get my vista. __________________ Desktop: [Windows 7 x64][Asus P8P67 Deluxe][Intel i5 2500k @4.4ghz][EVGA GTX 570][Corsair DDR3 8gb] [Corsair 550w][Viewsonic 23inch 120hz 1680x1050 Display] Lenovo X200Tablet: [Windows 7 x64][L9400 @1.86ghz][Intel GMA 4500MHD][2gb Ram][160GB 7200rpm][LED-lit Touchscreen/pen-abled]

December 12th, 2007, 01:50	#15
makotech222 The one and only Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 3,608	i think they just ship it after 3 months to an address you say. __________________ Desktop: [Windows 7 x64][Asus P8P67 Deluxe][Intel i5 2500k @4.4ghz][EVGA GTX 570][Corsair DDR3 8gb] [Corsair 550w][Viewsonic 23inch 120hz 1680x1050 Display] Lenovo X200Tablet: [Windows 7 x64][L9400 @1.86ghz][Intel GMA 4500MHD][2gb Ram][160GB 7200rpm][LED-lit Touchscreen/pen-abled]

December 12th, 2007, 02:57	#17
tuanming Final Fantasy XXX Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA, TX Posts: 2,413	Here's an in depth Privacy Statement from Microsoft for those who're curious. Privacy Statement As far as i can tell they won't be collecting private informations such as your pRoNz collection, etc. __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6300 1.86Ghz L629A244 @ 3.78GHz Asus P5K-E Wifi/AP Rev.1.02g Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120+ FM121 (110 cfm fan) ATI x1900 GT Rev.2 256mb 513/657 G.Skill 2x1gb Hz--540MHz CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W

December 12th, 2007, 03:18	#18
ElijahTW Need more coffee. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,086	Someone should really move this to software discussion. __________________