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<blockquote data-quote="PollyCranopolis" data-source="post: 3625320" data-attributes="member: 553423">Is this the same thing? lolSnag Vista Ultimate for free, in exchange for your privacyPosted Dec 11th 2007 10:23AM by Paul MillerMicrosoft&#039;s been keeping its record pretty clean of late, but we suppose it couldn&#039;t end the year without a parting shot meant to cheese off the ultra-private, Microsoft-eats-children types. The company&#039;s latest diabolical plan involves giving away free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate, Office Ultimate &#039;07, Money Plus Premium, Encarta Premium or Streets and Trips -- scary, we know. All you need to do is fill out a few surveys now and then, and download a little app that lets Microsoft watch your every move for three months. If you can manage to be a good little pod person for that long, you get a free copy of whatever software title you selected in the mail. But really, can you put a price on dignity? Exactly, you can&#039;t, so sign us up!Update: As our astute readers have pointed out, the big M has pulled the offer of free software from this page. Of course, they&#039;re still interested in prying into your personal life and tracking your digital footsteps -- they just don&#039;t want to pay for it anymore.[Via NotebookReview]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PollyCranopolis, post: 3625320, member: 553423"] Is this the same thing? lol Snag Vista Ultimate for free, in exchange for your privacy Posted Dec 11th 2007 10:23AM by Paul Miller Microsoft's been keeping its record pretty clean of late, but we suppose it couldn't end the year without a parting shot meant to cheese off the ultra-private, Microsoft-eats-children types. The company's latest diabolical plan involves giving away free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate, Office Ultimate '07, Money Plus Premium, Encarta Premium or Streets and Trips -- scary, we know. All you need to do is fill out a few surveys now and then, and download a little app that lets Microsoft watch your every move for three months. If you can manage to be a good little pod person for that long, you get a free copy of whatever software title you selected in the mail. But really, can you put a price on dignity? Exactly, you can't, so sign us up! Update: As our astute readers have pointed out, the big M has pulled the offer of free software from this page. Of course, they're still interested in prying into your personal life and tracking your digital footsteps -- they just don't want to pay for it anymore. [Via NotebookReview] [/QUOTE]

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