Re: Free Vista Upgrades, Hey, Where's Mine?!?!
- From: "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 13:13:00 -0700
They had to draw the line somewhere.
No matter where it was drawn, someone would have been just the other side.
The upgrades were well known, if you had asked here, you would nave found appropriate information.
But since you needed the laptop quickly, it seems your quick need did it for you.
Microsoft nor CompUSA had no control over your short notice need.
"be fair to EVERYBODY"
It is reasonably fair.
Vista release and the free upgrades were well known.
But then again, no one ever said life is fair.
Have you contacted the laptop manufacturer?
The manufacturer and not Microsoft determines specific eligibility for their products.
Can you return the laptop?
Most manufacturers have a 3 -4 week return policy.
"No wonder people are distributing/getting "illegitamate" copies of Windows"
Not really, that is simply the excuse the thieves use to justify their activities.
Thieves will steal at any price.
Thieves steal because it is in their nature.
--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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<dke3591@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1165435150.408480.83390@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Windblows did it again. I first buy a PC in Fall of '01 when PC's had
ME, and right after that XP came out. I was so close, but not told
about and/or missed any opportunities of getting an upgrade voucher
that many of the stores offer courtesy of Microsoft. I was so pissed
when I started using ME and found it nothing but a constant BSOD (Blue
Screen Of Death), that I went out and bought a 3rd party version of XP
Pro for a good price only to find out later it was a bootleg when they
started doing the WGA checks. So I had to look up how to get around
that to keep my PC going.
Now, I buy a laptop at CompUSA a few weeks ago, and again found out I
JUST MISSED getting a freaking voucher for a FREE upgrade to Vista! I'm
REALLY pissed now, and the laptop is "Vista Capable". I needed a
laptop pronto when I found out I needed one. So I had to get it then, a
few weeks ago. But again, the stores and M$$$ are telling me I can't
have it free, while they're giving it free to millions of others now,
and I PAID JUST AS MUCH for my laptop with XP MCE2005 as others are now
and getting the free upgrade.
So, if anyone knows where I can get my free upgrade that everyone else
is getting who are buying new Vista capable PC's, please let me know.
Or it's off to the crack sites for me. No wonder people are
distributing/getting "illegitamate" copies of Windows and/or activation
codes, etc., I don't blame them one bit in a case like this. Come on
MS, be fair to EVERYBODY who just bought a Vista capable PC, and maybe
you'll see less pirates when you don't piss people off like that.
.
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