Free: USB Flash Drive from Microsoft
Microsoft is offering a free USB drive when you take a short, four-question, propaganda-laden quiz about Windows licensing. It's a pretty cool -- and painless -- way to get a USB drive.
Okay, it's not completely painless. You need a Microsoft Passport password (register for one here). And the drive comes loaded with easily deleted propaganda.
At the site, click the picture of the USB drive (and if your ad-blocker is set to block Java, unblock the page). However unethical you think I am, I'm giving you the answers: 2, T, T, T.
Bass International Disclaimer
Before you write to me with questions, please read the following new and improved Bass International disclaimer. Thanks.
1. If supplies are limited, then the supplies are limited. This means that the company making the offer may not have enough supplies for everyone. Consequently, you may not get your supply. If you don't, Bass doesn't want to hear about it.
2. Bass doesn't know the capacity of the Microsoft USB drive (it may be only 132KB for all he knows), whether it's bootable, contains advertising or spyware (but it definitely comes with "product information" and "additional resources"), or if it comes in different colors. Please don't ask.
3. When the USB drive arrives and it doesn't work as intended, your mileage varies, the results aren't typical, using it has an impact on the national debt, or it turns out the offer is invalid in Vermont, Kansas, and parts of Oklahoma, please do call Bass or his editor.
4. If the USB drive doesn't arrive after six or eight weeks, as specified on the Website, think about contacting a customer service department, any customer service department, which (all together now) is not Bass.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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I've signed up for my free key, but the burning question is: How big is it?
wow, thanks for sharing!
JR: Good question. No one knows.
Pays to read Steve Bass's T&T Thank you
Nothing is free. Always remember that.
free memory probablly has 16 megas or up to 256.
but probablly more likely to 32 or 64
lol.. have no clue. i already signed up for it... thanks for the awnsers btw. i wouldnt have never figured them out.
I do not care what capacity it is as long as it's free because I would like a place to store my files. Plus, it's free. Don't complain, it's not like you spent $100 on the thing.
I think I missed all of the answers. I did not see the key at the top of the page. I hope it doesn't keep me from getting the flash drive
Eh, you sure #3 is worded correctly? You really want us to call you or your editor if we have problems with our drives? Well, OK.
I assume you realize that #3 in the disclaimer section says please DO call you, correct?
"3. When the USB drive arrives and it doesn't work as intended, your mileage varies, the results aren't typical, using it has an impact on the national debt, or it turns out the offer is invalid in Vermont, Kansas, and parts of Oklahoma, please do call Bass or his editor."
Do I win another prize for noticing?
Hercules hercules hercules!!!
SP: Prize? Yeah, sure. I have a couple of brand new MFM controller cards. I'll send them right away.
---Steve
You can also get another free usb drive that "supports up to 32MB of disk space" by filling out the microsoft office questionaire at the office section of Microsoft's site. Now I've got one for each of my usb ports!
Nihnilah: that offer expired 10/15/05.
Thanks for the information, Mr. Bass. If anyone doesn't know the answers, and doesn't see them, (and if you don't already know them), they are on the link already.
Thank you for the link, I can't wait to get my drive. Do you think they noticed I was using Kubuntu Linux and Firefox?
Lee: Yep, they noticed. You'll be getting a 32KB flash drive instead of the 4GB one the rest of us will receive...
--Steve
i think I missed all of the answers. I did not see the key at the top of the page. I hope it doesn't keep me from getting the flash drive
i think I missed all of the answers. I did not see the key at the top of the page. I hope it doesn't keep me from getting the flash drive
Does anyone know where the office quiz is? I've searched for it but can't find it.
Thanks.
My reading of Microsofts offer IS THAT IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE US!!! - Look for the asterisk to very small footnote.
there all gone
Couldn't care less whether they've got them or not. We should all be more concerned about the "Passport." I spent a number of hours reading all the "TOS" and Privacy Notices liberally sprinkled on the sign up pages. Seems like to use their Passport. I need to allow MS to know everything I have on my computer. Passwords, private correspondence, SS number, age, address, full real name, etc., etc., all available to some geek who will forever remain nameless to me. Also ran them through EULALyzer. It almost had a fit. Lots of warnings, lots of "a healthy read(s). "Plenty of cautions about MS sharing this info with "their partners." I really don't need the MS form of spyware. Please comment Mr. Bass.
Couldn't care less whether they've got them or not. We should all be more concerned about the "Passport." I spent a number of hours reading all the "TOS" and Privacy Notices liberally sprinkled on the sign up pages. Seems like to use their Passport. I need to allow MS to know everything I have on my computer. Passwords, private correspondence, SS number, age, address, full real name, etc., etc., all available to some geek who will forever remain nameless to me. Also ran them through EULALyzer. It almost had a fit. Lots of warnings, lots of "a healthy read(s). "Plenty of cautions about MS sharing this info with "their partners." I really don't need the MS form of spyware. Please comment Mr. Bass.