Free Win 7 with Product Key By Attend free launch event

[wwoods]

:sarc: And? Microsoft has branches worldwide. Nothing's stopping them from bringing this promotion outside of the US.

Nope, nothing stopping them, but maby they just dont want to,maby dont see a good ROI by doing it outside America.....and maby because of all the love the EU has shown them, they figured, screw them.

Now please stop...

 

[Antman]

I am fairly confident that no one at SF works for MS in marketing or PR. Certainly not wwoods. Three weeks ago, no one here knew that this event was planned. No one here knows that no corresponding event is scheduled for other world markets.

Maby, maby not.

 

[wwoods]

I am fairly confident that no one at SF works for MS in marketing or PR. Certainly not wwoods. Three weeks ago, no one here knew that this event was planned. No one here knows that no corresponding event is scheduled for other world markets.

Maby, maby not.

I dont think I ever claimed to work for MS any where on here.....

 

[StephenJay]

Because MS is a American company........

Oh. I guess Coca Cola should stay out of events worldwide other than those in America.
Oh wait... is that the German world cup I remember? :sarc:
http://www.mcsaatchi.com/portfolio/images/184_aukvx_184_eav91_ooh_neu.jpg

I also guess Virgin should leave America ASAP as that is a British company founded by a British man; and stop doing 'Virgin Galactic' there. Shame you won't be able to book a holiday to space.

Just because it has American roots doesn't mean everything it does should be limited to the US of A.

 

[Tinkerdog]

Just got confirmed for Atlanta on September 28th!!! Road Trip!!!

And.... the image of the box for the Vista on the website

http://www.microsoft.com/business/th...s/default.aspx

shows the Version as being Windows 7 ULTIMATE!!!

 

[masterB]

Congrats and welcome to the forums!
Maybe they don't have enough Pro versions to give away.

 

[Antman]

Bait and switch. I hope the snacks are fresh.

See you at the movies!

 

[ShazaM]

Considering that it costs me at least $30-$40 to get to the closest site to my residence, I think I will pass. I would have loved to attend one of these. But living in nowhere North Carolina doesn't help.

 

[masterB]

Considering that it costs me at least $30-$40 to get to the closest site to my residence, I think I will pass. I would have loved to attend one of these. But living in nowhere North Carolina doesn't help.

But you get at least $200 piece of software...

 

[Zidane24]

But you get at least $200 piece of software...

Indeed...I live very close to Atlanta! Here I come for more Windows 7!

 

[Antman]

But you get at least $200 piece of software...

...that Shazam is not willing to pay $40 for. A real-life example of the difference between value and worth.

 

[Zidane24]

...that Shazam is not willing to pay $40 for. A real-life example of the difference between value and worth.

lol I don't care...I have always wanted to attend a Windows event...and it is close by. Me and some college buddies will make a field day of it

 

[masterB]

Indeed...I live very close to Atlanta! Here I come for more Windows 7!

lol I don't care...I have always wanted to attend a Windows event...and it is close by. Me and some college buddies will make a field day of it

Go for it Zidane!
This will be my first time for an event like this. I go to the one in Detroit area.

...that Shazam is not willing to pay $40 for. A real-life example of the difference between value and worth.

 

[RedBaron]

Will the event eventually reach RTP in NC

Hey, I'm in RTP (Research Triangle Park) in Raleigh NC. Home of IBM, Red Hat, Cisco, NetApp, EMC and the list goes on. Why is the event not being hosted in this beautyful place? Even IBM uses Windows!!

 

[Zidane24]

Because of the "strip" in Atlanta

 

[chuckr]

Just got confirmed for Atlanta on September 28th!!! Road Trip!!!

And.... the image of the box for the Vista on the website

http://www.microsoft.com/business/th...s/default.aspx

shows the Version as being Windows 7 ULTIMATE!!!

Sure looks like DALLAS to me..

Vista ? Lucky Texans!

(Seriously, Tinkerdog, you best recheck your email AND your online reservations.)
(They originally gave me Philadelphia when I damn well started with Denver. Moths!)

edit:
Hey,
Denver now shows the black box -- They changing their minds?

The words now say "Free copy of Windows 7 at the event"

Cudda sworn it was "Free copy of Win 7 Professional" before.

(Maybe they heard that you IT Professional guys don't want no Win 7 Pro !)

 

[chuckr]

Hey, I'm in RTP (Research Triangle Park) in Raleigh NC. Home of IBM, Red Hat, Cisco, NetApp, EMC and the list goes on. Why is the event not being hosted in this beautyful place? Even IBM uses Windows!!

Too many geeks, no movie theater large enuf...

Makes the serious ones drive to Atlanta...

 

[poin2]

Huh. They really are showing Ultimate boxes now.

Yes, they did show Professional ones before (but I don't think their own wording was different -- just "free copy of Windows 7"). If they're going to bother to do giveaways geared to IT pros and developers, they really should do Ultimate to push the features like Bitlocker, etc. They should want those attending to go back and push Enterprise and Ultimate to their friends and employers. That's the whole point of a giveaway.

Word must have gotten out. A lot of places that were still showing space earlier are now totally sold out. Only getting a couple like Cleveland that still have space.

 

[veselin96]

Oh noes. Microsoft DOES realize that the US does only use like half of the OS market? the rest is Europe, other continents are minorities, but COME ON! I already have a free windows 7 Ultimate, courtesy of FlashGet , but they're effectively cutting their profits in half by not making events in Europe. I wonder what drugs Bill Gates has been sniffing lately ...

 

[SMOKKINU]

:sarc: And? Microsoft has branches worldwide. Nothing's stopping them from bringing this promotion outside of the US.

While MS does hold a world-wide footprint, its roots are in america, it's primary source of income is through, you guessed it, americans buying and using MS products, it costs money to hold these events, why hold global events like this, when you can spend a fraction of the amount touring the US, and get the biggest return on your dollar... makes perfect sense to me.


typical though of foriegn countries feeling like they are "Left out" and getting the shaft by americans, never made sense to me.

Why doesnt heinekin host global events like they do across the pond? wah wah im going to go cry.