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    Exclamation M$ gag

    OMG- look at this

    Microsoft has a form on their website that you can fill out to get a copy of Windows XP SP2 on CD at no charge (with free shipping by Purolator).

    I ordered one.

    Then, at the Order Confirmation screen, I clicked Back, then Refresh, then Retry (since the form had to be posted again). I did this 149 times.

    I got 150 order-confirmation emails.

    At this point, I figured the monkey sticking the labels on the envelopes would get really familiar with my name and start asking questions, or that they would get wise and send me a box of 150 of them.

    So you can imagine my surprise when I get a call from Purolator saying "we have two huge bags of envelopes here for you.....".
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    Thanks for increasing the cost of all other Microsoft software.
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    They have limited it to 10 times now. And besides, even if we exploit say $5,000, which is everyone actually did that, Microsoft wouldn't care. Microsoft makes billions a year, a few hundred, even a few thousand, people online won't effect them.
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