Snag Vista Ultimate for free, in exchange for your privacy

2008-02-18 02:45:59

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kylef: Gone; +1,352|6975|N. Ireland

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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!

Basically: be good for 3 months and have a legal copy of whatever software you requested - direct from MS! Very interesting move.

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2008-02-18 02:47:39

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daddyofdeath: A REAL Combat Engineer in the house; +187|6735|UK Bradford W,Yorks. Age 27

Nope. I will tell no one of my dodgy copy of windows.....erm.......Shit!

You have the link? I will sign up and use my original vista I have to get this free shitware!

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2008-02-18 02:47:42

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ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7131

That's been around for ages. Well, not ages but I heard about that a good few months ago.

Frankly, it's a lose lose situation. Have MS spy on you, and get a free copy of Vista.

EDIT: Now if they were to say offer a free copy of XP64 and spy on you, there may be something worth looking into.

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2008-02-18 02:49:23

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kylef: Gone; +1,352|6975|N. Ireland

ghettoperson wrote:
That's been around for ages. Well, not ages but I heard about that a good few months ago.

Frankly, it's a lose lose situation. Have MS spy on you, and get a free copy of Vista.

EDIT: Now if they were to say offer a free copy of XP64 and spy on you, there may be something worth looking into.

I've never seen it before. I probably won't do it but I did think it was interesting on MS's part.

2008-02-18 02:49:51

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TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|7101|Mhz

I can't see many of the piracy brigade going for that, they're paranoid enough as it is without willingly allowing MS to watch them, plus why would they give a shit about a license? Vista works well enough without one once you've cracked it anyway, as does the rest of that software.

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2008-02-18 02:51:37

#6

N00bkilla55404: Voices are calling...; +136|6413|Somewhere out in Space

Id still prefer "shit"sta over pre-update "crap"ard.

And the mactards say their OS is perfect? I find it hard to believe that having your whole porn stash Hard drive wiped because you hooked up a camera is a good thing.

2008-02-18 02:52:35

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ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7131

kylef wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
That's been around for ages. Well, not ages but I heard about that a good few months ago.

Frankly, it's a lose lose situation. Have MS spy on you, and get a free copy of Vista.

EDIT: Now if they were to say offer a free copy of XP64 and spy on you, there may be something worth looking into.
I've never seen it before. I probably won't do it but I did think it was interesting on MS's part.

You already have a legal copy don't you, why would you bother?

2008-02-18 02:53:29

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gene_pool: Banned; +519|7103|Gold coast, Aus.

N00bkilla55404 wrote:
Id still prefer "shit"sta over pre-update "crap"ard.

And the mactards say their OS is perfect? I find it hard to believe that having your whole porn stash Hard drive wiped because you hooked up a camera is a good thing.

but all u do is plug the cord in!! TIS SOOO EASY XDDD

2008-02-18 02:55:19

#9

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7131

BTW, was 'piracy' in the title intentional?

2008-02-18 03:06:04

#10

iNeedUrFace4Soup: fuck it; +348|7027

Put it on a virtual machine. lol

2008-02-18 03:06:34

#11

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6975|N. Ireland

ghettoperson wrote:
You already have a legal copy don't you, why would you bother?

ghettoperson wrote:
BTW, was 'piracy' in the title intentional?

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2008-02-18 03:11:51

#12

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|7101|Mhz

kylef wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
BTW, was 'piracy' in the title intentional?
Yep

Privacy would have made more sense.

2008-02-18 03:14:30

#13

Fenix14: scout rush kekeke ^___^; +116|7038|Brisbane, Aus

they had a deal like that with the vista beta, just had to fill out a few forms to get in.

I didn't really bother..

2008-02-18 03:15:23

#14

psH: Banned; +217|6865|Sydney

i want to install some kind of good vista on my PC, i wanna upgrade, anybody have a certain link which lets me obtain it, PM

2008-02-18 03:21:34

#15

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6975|N. Ireland

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
kylef wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
BTW, was 'piracy' in the title intentional?
Yep
Privacy would have made more sense.

lol...whoops, sorry - I misread it...twice! Privacy indeed.. (sorry)

2008-02-18 03:24:25

#16

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6935|The Twilight Zone

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2008-02-18 03:24:39

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ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7131

kylef wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
kylef wrote:

Yep
Privacy would have made more sense.
lol...whoops, sorry - I misread it...twice! Privacy indeed.. (sorry)

Haha, it works either way, I was just wondering whether you meant that.

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