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    free Vista and Win 7 Software

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by rive0108, Jun 3, 2009.

  1. rive0108

    rive0108 Notebook Consultant

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    Free 1 Year Microsoft TechNet Plus Subscription (Consumer Services Professional Pilot)
    TechNet Plus is a paid subscription service from Microsoft that allows IT professional subscribers to access premium resources to evaluate Microsoft technologies, plan deployments and support user’s IT environment. The main benefit of a TechNet Plus subscription is subscribers can download full-version software with no time limit or feature limit, including applying for free genuine and legit product keys.

    TechNet Plus subscription normally costs USD $349 for new subscription and $249 for renewal without discount or promotion deal. Microsoft apparently is going to launch a new web-based professional support service offering. In order to gather feedback for the new offering, Microsoft develops a exclusive pilot program named TechNet Plus Consumer Services Professional Pilot. As a token of appreciation, participants will receive free one-year subscription to the TechNet Plus Direct worth GBP £237 or USD $349. Also included is free Microsoft support call worth British Pound £171. Survey takers also can win one of eleven Zune 4, one of six xBox Arcades, or one of five Flip Video Mino HD Camcorders in regular raffles throughout the course of the pilot program.

    See Source here: http://www.neowin.net/news/software...ering-free-one-year-technet-plus-subscription
    http://arstechnica.com/
     
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  2. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    Does this actually work? And it seems like it's a delivery, not an actual download. Does anything get mailed to the address?
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Jun 3, 2009
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  3. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    yes it works
     
    zfactor, Jun 3, 2009
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  4. CooLMinE

    CooLMinE Notebook Deity

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    Since i know "nothing is free in this world", whats the "catch" ? :p
     
    CooLMinE, Jun 3, 2009
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  5. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    Indeed. That's what I'm wondering.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Jun 3, 2009
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  6. Morgotth

    Morgotth Notebook Evangelist

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    Lol, there has to be some sort of catch.
     
    Morgotth, Jun 3, 2009
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  7. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    <s>Is there an Australia/Oceania/Asia link?</s> edit: there isn't one for australia..

    for more info - link
     
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  8. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    So basically if I downloaded Windows 7 from there and activated it, I'd have it for free, forever? As if I bought the real deal?
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Jun 3, 2009
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  9. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Site taken down?
     
    namaiki, Jun 3, 2009
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  10. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    Applied but said I wasn't valid for the offer.

    I guessed it was because I didn't take the survey that led to the free subscription page.
     
    Phinagle, Jun 3, 2009
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  11. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    I still got the enter shipping information page open. I don't think I'll bother but I'm gonna try it at some later date just to see if it'll let me. :p
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Jun 3, 2009
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