Get a Free Flash Drive from Microsoft

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2006-02-28 10:43pm

http://www.microsoft.com//windowsxp/mys ... fault.mspx

The answers are 2, true, true, true. I don't have any use for another flash drive, but I thought some people here might like one.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-02-28 11:13pm

Awesome. Here's hoping that "FelgerCo" gets a shiny new flash drive in the coming 6-8 weeks.

Lancer · Post by **Lancer** » 2006-02-28 11:18pm

Um, call me paranoid, but why are there two slashes between ".com" and "windowsxp"?

Datana · Post by **Datana** » 2006-02-28 11:31pm

Matt Huang wrote:Um, call me paranoid, but why are there two slashes between ".com" and "windowsxp"?

Something else that raised alarms in my head was that typing in the webaddress with only one slash inbetween ".com" and "windowsxp" givves me a 404-error (albet wrapped up in Microsoft dumbed-down speak).

Really? One slash seems to work fine for me under IE6, Opera, and Firefox. The confirmation e-mail also leads back to profile.microsoft.com.

Lancer · Post by **Lancer** » 2006-02-28 11:35pm

must have typed it in wrong then.

Post by **Dalton** » 2006-02-28 11:42pm

Sw33t. Another cool toy for Dalton Productions.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2006-02-28 11:43pm

Soontir2432 is technically a company/organization, right? It's an ebay account that sells items for the benefit of me...

6-8 weeks, my god is Microsoft really behind the times.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-03-01 12:00am

Soontir C'boath wrote:6-8 weeks, my god is Microsoft really behind the times.

What, haven't you ever sent in proofs of purchases plus shipping and handling for something from a cereal box before?

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2006-03-01 12:04am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:
Soontir C'boath wrote:6-8 weeks, my god is Microsoft really behind the times.
What, haven't you ever sent in proofs of purchases plus shipping and handling for something from a cereal box before?

Yes, that's why I said they're behind the times. Mail-in toys from cereal boxes was back in the days of youth and I ain't no kid no more.

Jaepheth · Post by **Jaepheth** » 2006-03-01 12:12am

So how long do you think it'll be till we realize they're ROM drives?

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2006-03-01 12:13am

I thought it was a scam, but it is legit.

Nice find!

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2006-03-01 12:25am

OK, ethics.

I have a Half.com account. I have sold textbooks on it. Do you think that makes it ethically OK for me to use that to get one of these?

Post by **Gandalf** » 2006-03-01 12:39am

Damn Microsoft and their lack of international support!

As a warning to those outside of North America, you apparently can't get it.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-03-01 12:47am

I think I know what the scam is.

Plug it into a an Apple machine and millions and millions of bugs will come pouring out.

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2006-03-01 12:51am

I suppose in 8 weeks, I'll get a package labeled To: StarGate Command.

FedRebel · Post by **FedRebel** » 2006-03-01 01:20am

Joe wrote:OK, ethics.

I have a Half.com account. I have sold textbooks on it. Do you think that makes it ethically OK for me to use that to get one of these?

You're having a moral quandry over a free POS flash drive?

You could say that you work for...

Wolfram & Hart
Cyberdyne Systems
Umbrella Coroporation
Omni Consumer Products
Weyland-Yutani

...and it wouldn't matter, it's not like the Feds will hunt you down for fraud over a free gift from a promotional stunt

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2006-03-01 06:31am

Gandalf wrote:Damn Microsoft and their lack of international support!

As a warning to those outside of North America, you apparently can't get it.

It didn't stop me when I told it to ship to New Zealand.

Oh well, guess we'll see.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2006-03-01 06:38am

You're having a moral quandry over a free POS flash drive?

Call it Catholic Guilt. I may not be a Catholic anymore, but I still retain the pervasive, gnawing sense that what I'm doing is not morally right for several situations that would be innocuous by normal standards.

SCRawl · Post by **SCRawl** » 2006-03-01 07:48am

Excellent! Chucklehead Inc. will have a new toy. Thanks, eh?

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2006-03-01 11:29am

It doesn't matter if you put in a real company or not, correct?

How big is the flash drive? Anyone know?

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2006-03-01 11:46am

Chardok Enterprises, Ltd. Looks forward to it's flash drive containing valuable fully licensed microsoft products on it. I'll be sure to thank Bill next time I see him at the club. Man, ol' Billy sure does love the links! Fore!

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2006-03-01 11:51am

That's one new flash USB drive for me and a bit of change out of MS' pocket.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2006-03-01 12:47pm

Praxis wrote:It doesn't matter if you put in a real company or not, correct?

How big is the flash drive? Anyone know?

I can't imagine it'd be any more than 128MB. Possibly 256, but considering how cheap the average 128 is, that's most likely. (Either that, or smaller).

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2006-03-01 12:58pm

worth a shot

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2006-03-01 01:05pm

Mr Blonde of dataDyne Inc. appreciates the offer.