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Instant Messaging Giveaway
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft is planning on giving away $1000/hr randomly to users of the new MSN messenger. They are going to send instant messages to the winners. I can just see it now, 'You've won $1000 in the MSN Messenger giveaway, just go this website and enter your SS# and credit card info for verification.'" Where's Ed McMahon with the big check when you need him?
Big deal, Bill Gates has been paying me $200 for every email I send for years...
RMS is giving out handjobs to all GNU/linux users.
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
Do I have to use their client? Or will Trillian still suffice? ;)
.... Oh shit... now I get it... [ Frantically uninstalls MSN from system ]
Seriously though, what the hell is with giving away money for using their network? I mean they already get to keep ANY and ALL IP that is transmitted over MSN Messenger, why would they need to get people to use their servers instead of
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Most giveaways are explicitly required to have rules that allow people to be eligible to win without purchasing a product. If such a rule applies to this contest, they'll have to have a way for people to enter without purchasing Windows, won't they?
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... is better with the butterfly. Who knew? ;)
This story should have been submitted with the 'foot' icon! I would have to have gone crazy to do all of the following:
1) Use Microsoft Messenger
2) Trust an anonymous source IM'ing me with a "You just won $1000! Please go to http://www.microsoft.messenger.winner.com/ to claim it! (We must have all your info to claim the prize, btw)"
3) Actually follow said spam message to the site (We all know that just clicking on a malicious website and letting ActiveX controls and other such nonsense run in the background in IE is BEGGING for a complete computer hijacking)
Oh wait, Microsoft must be testing out a new business plan:
10 Spam
20 Collect more email addresses
30 Spam some more!
40 ?
50 GOTO 40
60 Profit!
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Hmmm... I think that's the point.
For users of other clients, MSN could send the following:
Message 1: "You just won $1,000!"
Message 2: "Oops, it appears that you're not using MSN Messenger, and so you are not eligible. We'll instead move on to the next contestant. Sorry."
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Sorry...The promotion applies only to MSN users, not aolers
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In Germany a company cannot hold up a lottery where only users of it's product can participate.
So if for example Coca-Cola puts some random numbers on the inside of their bottles and makes some kind of lottery of it, it must provide the same winnning chance to people who just call in though they haven't bougth the product (and not obtained a number).
So Microsoft would need to provide the same chance for getting the bucks to everyone who's using another IM as well.
Don't know how it's handled in other countries, but I think it's like that in many European countries.
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I've always said it, Microsoft would have to pay me before I used their crap. Now it looks like they've finally caved.
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I would like to announce that I am giving away $1000 to the first 10 slashdotters who reply to this post. In your reply, please include your credit card number and social security number for verification.
Disclaimer for idiots: This is a joke. Go to http://goatse.cx for the real giveaway.
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Johney: Yay! So Microsoft, where's my money?
Microsoft: Here Johney, we noticed you don't have windows. So, our gift to you: 50 brand new copies of XP Professional! At $200 a copy, that equals $1000!
Johney: Oh. What a rip off. Stupid Microsoft...
IRS: Johney, our records show that you recieved a prize totaling $1000. You owe us $80 now.
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Then Johnny goes to eBay ...
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Then Johnny learns math.