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Free Netbook From Microsoft, Then Things Got Weird

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-get-what-you-pay-for dept.

paiute writes "Matt Karolian, a Marketing Communications major at Emerson College in Boston 'won' a netbook in a Microsoft re-tweet competition (whatever that is). Then the prize arrived, and it was not exactly the high-quality major award he had expected from Microsoft."

2 of 17 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Who cares? by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Forget virus/rootkit scans. Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

    (in this case, replace "nuke it from orbit" with "install Linux on it")

  2. Gifted horse? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Ever heard a saying "do not look a gifted horse in the mouth"? You got a free laptop, shut up and enjoy it. I hope this will be a warning for any other company to never give you anything else for free.