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Irate reader gets free Win7 after complaint to Ballmer
RIP 26/3/2023 Gadget Mad Granny
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Good for him, glad to hear that the big boys do listen and take notice of the little fellow.
I know he said in his reply that he didn't expect anything but I think it shows good PR on the part of Microsoft the action they took.
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That's pretty awesome. Wish my party pack would get here.
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lol
I bet ballmer is getting swamped with about a million email complaining from other people about the exact same thing.
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Well that all worked out nice in the end.
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