After the news about Microsoft giving laptops to bloggers spread big time, now it seems Microsoft want bloggers to either send back the laptops or give them away. Intentions are simple, reviewers don’t get to keep it. But why?
Marshall Kirkpatrick, (one among the bloggers that review the Microsoft free laptop) wrote these in his blog
Microsoft and AMD sent out a pile of very expensive (yet trashy looking) laptops to a number of bloggers over the past week. We were told we could keep them – now after a day of minor outrage by some people they are emailing us back with the following request that we not keep them after all! And to think, I almost smashed mine in the middle of the street 10 minutes into trying to use it!
And this is the mail Marshall Kirkpatrick got from Microsoft
Marshall,
[...] As you write your review I just wanted to emphasize that this is a review pc. I strongly recommend you disclose that we sent you this machine for review, and I hope you give your honest opinions. Just to make sure there is no misunderstanding of our intentions I’m going to ask that you either give the pc away or send it back when you no longer need it for product reviews.[...]
Aaron ***
What’s Microsoft thinking?
via marshallk.com
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Posted by hongkiat in Tech News , at 12.29.06
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Comments
suanie December 29th, 2006
are you in Malaysia? I can’t access marshallk’s blog, so was wondering how come you could
Replyhongkiat December 29th, 2006
I’m connecting with proxy. 165.228.132.10 port:3128. You can read it here. But be carefull, it could backfire. I felt the local sites are so much slower with proxy but foreign sites are ok. Try using 2 different browsers.
ReplyNeo December 29th, 2006
I want a Ferrari laptop from Microsoft too… ahahaha…
ReplyAnyway, the proxy are not really fast too now, perhaps too many users are using it!
hongkiat December 29th, 2006
Just keep praising their product, worship them. Who knows prolly you will receive something special before Chinese New year :)
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