Free Win 7 with Product Key By Attend free launch event

[donnyb]

I registered and got my confirmation 5 minutes later. Cool.
Is there a "main event" or does the introduction come at one of the seminar tracks.

 

[poin2]

I registered and got my confirmation 5 minutes later. Cool.
Is there a "main event" or does the introduction come at one of the seminar tracks.

Registration and "partner presentations" begin about 11:30am most places.

The afternoon sessions start at 1:15pm.

I'd suppose any "main event" / introduction / networking / food occurs during the first couple hours. And assumably the "free" Windows 7 copy comes at the end of the day (but since they email the product keys, they probably just do those automatically for everyone who shows up during registration).

Anyway, I'd expect a couple hours of generic mingling as people show up, then breaking into more specific groups for the afternoon sessions.

 

[Tews]

I wonder what drugs Bill Gates has been sniffing lately ...

Must have been the same that the EU used.. :roflmao:

 

[Antman]

No. From what I here at SF, Mr. Gates has no joint venture in the EU.

 

[masterB]

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.

Where's the Heineken event? I would like to go to one!

 

[Tews]

Where's the Heineken event? I would like to go to one!

Its called Octoberfest.. lol

 

[masterB]

Its called Octoberfest.. lol

I don't miss that one and we have couple of them here in MI.

It should be good to attend the real one in Germany.

 

[chuckr]

Registration and "partner presentations" begin about 11:30am most places.

The afternoon sessions start at 1:15pm.

I'd suppose any "main event" / introduction / networking / food occurs during the first couple hours.

Dig down deep, and click everything...

I KNOW I saw 07:30 registration, freebies, food, etc..
(Because I'm not an 0730 kind of people! Major effort here...)

--- Disregard ---

That's "For Developers"

Top Right button, under the picture of the box...

 

[pparks1]

Wow, I'm thinking to go too, but not sure about my work schedule. I will pm you.

This is the date for Detroit area:
Oct 28
Detroit, MI Launch Event | Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server 2010

I got an email back from Microsoft on this today and the marketing materials on the website were wrong. It's not Oct28...it's actually Oct 7 as the confirmation email showed.

I just checked the website and it's now correct.

 

[masterB]

I got an email back from Microsoft on this today and the marketing materials on the website were wrong. It's not Oct28...it's actually Oct 7 as the confirmation email showed.

I just checked the website and it's now correct.

Thanks pparks1, I like Oct 7 better.

 

[pparks1]

Great, well maybe I will see you there.

 

[bobtran]

Not getting Windows Pro

Just attended the Denver launch and they handed out "Ultimate".
CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME AND GET IT INSTALLED.

 

[QuackPot]

If anyone has any spare's, I'd love one. Just incase my Uni doesn't allow me one.

 

[Antman]

Just attended the Denver launch and they handed out "Ultimate".
CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME AND GET IT INSTALLED.

Did you see ChuckR?

 

[The Wise Vivi]

Seriously, living in the middle of nowhere sucks... Minneapolis is the closest place and their party is today!! Why didn't I read this earlier?! (Minneapolis is a 5 hour drive away)

 

[tbobbyt]

I just attended the event in Minneapolis today. I signed up for the developers track. Afterwards they handed out Windows 7 Ultimate. The DVD package on the back says 32 and/or 64-bit disc(s) inside, cool. Opened it, and only the 32 bit DVD is in there! Everyone received the same package. Come on Microsoft, we’re developers! Now I still have to buy the 64 bit version. Dirty dogs.

- Developer Bob
Wasting time in Minneapolis…

 

[FormulaTroll]

Same here, attended the Minneapolis launch and the media is only 32-bit. I wonder though, would the key work on either version? Is it just a matter of obtaining 64-bit media and using the key from the 32-bit sleeve?

 

[Zidane24]

The key should work for either version

Just acquire some 64-bit media

 

[poin2]

Keys are indeed supposed to be independent of version.

Whatever key they gave you with 32-bit should work with the equivalent 64-bit as well.

 

[Antman]

I hope one million people complain about this 32-bit thing. So, by November, when I go to the event in DC, I will get the 64-bit version.

I do not want to spend the $10 that MS will charge me when I call 1-800-microsoft and order the 64-bit DVD.