remember free flash drive from microsoft promo?

[ass*assassin]

well, i got my answer today.. here it is, an email direct from them...




Thank you for your interest in the Mystery Solved Windows® licensing promotion. We've received your request for more information to help clarify Microsoft® Windows Desktop Licensing pre-loaded on the USB drive. Unfortunately, this Mystery Solved promotion was available in the U.S. only and while supplies last. Supply is depleted at this time, so we encourage you to please utilize the online alternative today.

Simply download* the Windows Desktop Licensing reference files directly at:

www.microsoft.com/mysterysolved/corp

To help simplify Windows Desktop Licensing, keep these points in mind:

There are two legal ways to acquire a full Windows Desktop license: through your hardware vendor (OEM/System Builder) or Full Packaged Product.
Volume licensing covers Windows Desktop operating system upgrades only.
OEM operating system licenses live and die with each PC–they are not transferable.

Again, thank you for your interest in Mystery Solved and for helping us spread the word about proper Windows licensing.

Sincerely,
Microsoft Corporation

ok, so the cheap bastards aren't handing them out.. probably like 10 of 'em went out and they were overwhelmed with the responses.. cheap bastards..

i think it's time to thank them for deceptive advertising practices and start some shit about this..

[baconman]

i never got mine or and email

[unix_yoda]

Recieved that very email today.

[GhOsT]

Got the same e-mail a little while ago as well. Course I doubt you were going to be able to use it as a flash drive anyway.

[stas]

grrrrrrrrr same thing!

[ooz]

same e-mail for me :/

[~A~]

I just got mine today too, damnit!

[SteelValor]

Recieved that very email today.
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[snaggle]

What a bunch of cheapos...I didn't want the software...just the drive. :(

[Bp-2X]

Recieved that very email today.
^

[Bp-2X]

Recieved that very email today.
^
I was commnig to post the same thread :)

[Tone-Loc]

ditto for me too, as well also likewise

[ass*assassin]

i sent them a reply that i was going to be reporting their advertising as 'misleading and wrong' to the Federal Trade commission for the manner in which this 'promo' was handled. maybe i can finagle a freebie outta these cheap bastards.. told 'em i was a dealer too, and i was pissed at the way this was handled.. enough people write back 'how pissed they are' the better the odds of us getting them to live up to it..

[VeeKaChu]

i sent them a reply that i was going to be reporting their advertising as 'misleading and wrong' to the Federal Trade commission for the manner in which this 'promo' was handled. maybe i can finagle a freebie outta these cheap bastards.. told 'em i was a dealer too, and i was pissed at the way this was handled.. enough people write back 'how pissed they are' the better the odds of us getting them to live up to it..Wait, what now?

They 'advertised' what exactly? Nothing tangible that I'm aware of. They "offered" to send you free "information to help clarify Microsoft® Windows Desktop Licensing", and you said "yes, send me that". And according to the email they sent, they've done that, it's in the link enclosed in the email. The means of transmission of said information is secondary to the issue. You could argue that it's misleading of them to get you to pony up personal information in the hopes of getting something FREE, but the essence of the deal was a request for information, not a trinket, and they've lived up to their original offer to give you valuable and probably scintillating licensing boilerplate.

You're out nothing. Your email to the FTC won't get past the 'Deleted Folder'.

[Zogo]

lol..I remember reading that offer and saying "screw it..it's a lie."