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Free IBM Computers For UK Households

Posted by timothy on from the always-a-catch dept.

Albanach writes "The Scotland on Sunday newspaper is reporting that UK firm Metronomy are offering 200,000 IBM PCs free of charge to UK households. Of course, there is a catch - advertising. Accepting the terms and conditions will get users a free IBM PC running Windows XP, but they will also be required to watch three minutes of TV style advertising for every hour of computer use and undertake to use the PC for a minimum of 30 hours per month."

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  1. Re:Why the U.K.? by Graspee_Leemoor · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Care to explain the offside law? Or tell us what top job a Swede holds in England? Want to tell us what's bigger over here, Frasier, Friends, Scrubs, Sienfeld or Will and Grace? Want to tell me what the most famous football terrace in Britain's called?"

    Oh my God! I thought all this time I had been living in the UK! Apparently I haven't because I'm not a sports-loving popular culture-guzzling idiot.

    (I couldn't answer any of the above questions. Well, not with correct answers anyway).

    graspee