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Microsoft Battles Vista Perception With Prizes

Posted by Zonk on from the you-too-may-already-be-a-winner dept.

LambAndMint writes "In what can only be described as an act of utter desperation to overcome Vista's mostly negative public perception issues, Microsoft has put together an online "Fact or Fiction" quiz about Windows Vista. Every person who submits themselves to Microsoft indoctrination gets a free shirt and the chance to win a $15,000 prize. Some of the supposed 'facts' will make you feel like you're reading a document from an alternate reality. Get ready to get a job as a computer salesman for a mass-market retailer as you go through the quiz."

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  1. Why do they care about perception? by Cajun+Hell · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It'll still come preloaded on almost all non-Apple x86 boxes. Like it or hate it, Microsoft still gets the money and the marketshare statistics.

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    "Believe me!" -- Donald Trump
  2. Why would I want a Vista T-Shirt? by InsMonkey · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Vista is such a steaming pile of 5hit. Why would I want to wear a shirt with that on it?

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    I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy.
  3. The fscking thing didn't even work by Werrismys · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "Silverlight?" WTF?

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    'Once scientists, even the dim-witted social scientists, get muzzled, the Western Civilization is finished.' - oldhack
  4. Re:dont feed the troll by Bender+Unit+22 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That has not worked for the last 20 years.

  5. silverlight required by jack455 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I would've read and watched their propoganda for a chance to win but silverlight is required and I have no interest in ruining the internet. Yes, I could've turned on my Ubuntu PC instead which even has IE7 (as a joke really, I hope my sites break on IE7) and then installed the Novell version of silverlight (is it finished?) but that's also not going to happen. FU MS and Miguel