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Microsoft Bribing Bloggers With Laptops

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hey-where's-mine dept.

Slinky writes "According to at least six bloggers, Microsoft has been sending out free top-of-the-line laptops pre-loaded with Vista as a 'no strings attached gifts'. This 'reward' for their hard work on covering tech in general is coincidentally right before the launch of Vista to consumers. To be clear, these weren't loans, they were gifts, and they were top-of-the-line Acer Ferrari laptops. Microsoft blogger Long Zheng broke the silence over the source of the freebies."

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  1. I'd just like to tell Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That I'm a whore and can be bought. Please send my free laptop to:

    Anonymous Coward
    555 Mockingbird Lane
    Anywhere, KS 51248

    I look forward to "reviewing" Vista for you.

  2. good for them by otacon · · Score: 5, Funny

    sure beats the Pentium 133 16mb ram 1.0gb HDD laptop running debian with no X the FSF sent me.

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