Vista Giveaway

[buckmasterson]

Guess the final release date of Vista and win...


1st Prize: Live at the Vista launch event in the USA: a full package with entry, flight, and 3 nights in a 4-star hotel.

? 2nd-4th Prize: XBOX 360

? 5th-10th Prize: XBOX 360 Core System

You must be a member, or smash your Linux CD and join...


Linksky!

 

[kyzen]

You fail at linking.

Sounds interesting tho, I'll just wait for a working link I guess.

 

[buckmasterson]

Linksky?

 

[kyzen]

groovy

 

[Tmansport]

Anyone get a date that the "Video" agreed with? I put November 30, 2006, and they said that it was way too early, but then on December 1 they said they could build a pyramid by then... weird.

 

[TowerShield]

I don't think this is for the U.S...

 

[buckmasterson]

I got it by email invite, and it's open to anyone who signs up with Microsoft. I clicked a dozen dates and found they are playing games. Just pick a date and hope for the best I guess. I wish they would let me download beta 12...

 

[intogamer]

LOL

I get a black guy... he goes no no thats too early

 

[imported_expert01]

What do you guys mean with the video? I didn't get a video. Is it IE only?

 

[fr]

This nerdy scientist looking dude calls me a bastard and says he could be dead by then.

 

[imported_malcontent]

After three tries, I get the dude saying that it could be close, and the other guy saying that it is too late. I kept the date. (About a year from now)

 

[Devistater]

All I can say is that if I win, I will be ebaying it. Vista is teh useless. They took out all the best features and are putting in gestapo crap like DRM, such as making it impossible to play retail HD movies on any monitor without HDCP (which is zero CRT and almost none of the LCDs), at least if you want to see it in glorious HD (it will still output in 480p, useless).

But thanks for the heads up. Maybe I could ebay the whole launch experiance thing with the tickets and all. I'm sure someone would pay for it lol.

 

[llars]

Entered this morning when I got the email. I wonder if you can trade down if you win first prize? :roll:

Seriously, who would want a trip to a Microsoft Launch event over an Xbox 360...

 

[kamranziadar]

Interesting lets see if i can win.

 

[ballmode]

hmmm pick a number.. any number

 

[smage]

Good thing I have an inside line on the date...that remote viewing training is going to pay off big!

P.S. - Threw out my shot in the dark; here's hoping that I get an xbox360 in the mail come December 2006.

 

[13Gigatons]

August....before school starts and people are buying new computers.

 

[SunnyD]

Google made this easy, direct from MS Product Reps - August 31, 2006.

 

[Winchester]

This is not available to people who live in the USA, just several foreign countries.

 

[mb]

"Due to domestic gaming laws the Contest is open to legal residents of Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, UK who are 18 years of age or older."

 

[snooby]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Google made this easy, direct from MS Product Reps - August 31, 2006.

That's kind of ironic (given the battles between the two companies)..

When I Google, however, I find lots of supposed release dates.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: Tmansport
Anyone get a date that the "Video" agreed with? I put November 30, 2006, and they said that it was way too early, but then on December 1 they said they could build a pyramid by then... weird.

Try November 31st