DEAD AGAIN...FREE notebook optical mouse from MS(CHECK YOUR MAILBOXES!!)

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Jittos

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the web worked for me too, and with the answers posted here, went thru the quiz in no time =)

hopefully i'll get my mouse
 

guyver01

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took the quiz... easy (didnt need to look for answers).. and it said i get a mouse.. we'll see.

 

GTFan

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This is now DEAD, if you look at the bottom of the first quiz page then you'll see that they are out of meeses and won't be shipping any more, but you can still take the quiz if you have absolutely no life whatsover...
 

russw

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Originally posted by: GTFan
This is now DEAD, if you look at the bottom of the first quiz page then you'll see that they are out of meeses and won't be shipping any more, but you can still take the quiz if you have absolutely no life whatsover...

hmmm... maybe I need to refresh my browser but I saw no mention of that this evening.
...russ

alas... I think it is dead horse or mouse. The site flow quickly without need to refresh as before. And there is no mention at all of the mouse offering upon completion. AND as mentioned above (after a refresh) it states as follows:

*Sorry, the free mouse offer is no longer available, but you?re still welcome to take the quiz. If you passed the quiz during the mouse offer, please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Thanks to everyone that participated.


Suggest that thread title be amended to "DEAD" And congrats to those who went through all the hassle and didn't byte the cheese;)
...russ
 

sxr7171

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Jun 21, 2002
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Originally posted by: dwj
I can't believe you dweebs had to cheat in order to get this thing right... I really only know hardware and just used common sense and got 17 out of 20! man! some peoples kids!

Yes, that quiz was 100% common sense based.
 

pxc

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May 2, 2002
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Originally posted by: copyfixer
Looks like screwed again by M$:|

Demand a refund.
rolleye.gif


It's only been a little over 4 weeks now and it cost us nothing, not even brain power. It's too early to start complaining.
 

Crackabot

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Originally posted by: pxc
Originally posted by: copyfixer
Looks like screwed again by M$:|

Demand a refund.
rolleye.gif


It's only been a little over 4 weeks now and it cost us nothing, not even brain power. It's too early to start complaining.

Are you joking? this is the world wide web, the complaining starts immediately.


OH... and no I haven't recieved mine, but then again it's just one more thing to add to my list of things I never recieved;

AMD t-shirt (and a few others)
Guiness bottle opener
Norton system works 2003
various coffee mugs and key chains
Solaris 9 (did anyone else ever get this?)

but I did get an endless stream of spam coming to my junk email address :D

:)
 

Chrishuff1

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Server Error in '/mobilityquiz' Application.
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Unclosed quotation mark before the character string ', 1, 0, 1, 1'. The floating point value '4e537' is out of the range of computer representation (8 bytes). The floating point value '4e537' is out of the range of computer representation (8 bytes). Line 1: Incorrect syntax near 'n'.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Data.OleDb.OleDbException: Unclosed quotation mark before the character string ', 1, 0, 1, 1'. The floating point value '4e537' is out of the range of computer representation (8 bytes). The floating point value '4e537' is out of the range of computer representation (8 bytes). Line 1: Incorrect syntax near 'n'.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:


[OleDbException (0x80040e57): Unclosed quotation mark before the character string ', 1, 0, 1, 1'.
The floating point value '4e537' is out of the range of computer representation (8 bytes).
The floating point value '4e537' is out of the range of computer representation (8 bytes).
Line 1: Incorrect syntax near 'n'.]
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader.NextResults(IMultipleResults imultipleResults, OleDbConnection connection, OleDbCommand command) +285
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand.ExecuteReaderInternal(CommandBehavior behavior, String method) +557
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand.ExecuteNonQuery() +54
MobilityQuiz.OleDb.Command(String a_cmd) +153

[Exception: OleDb.Command() error executing command.]
MobilityQuiz.OleDb.Command(String a_cmd) +191
MobilityQuiz.personal.saveData() +1303
MobilityQuiz.personal.next(Object sender, EventArgs e) +32
System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.OnClick(EventArgs e) +108
System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +57
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +18
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +138
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1252




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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.0.3705.288; ASP.NET Version:1.0.3705.288

Thats what I get
 

iamshady

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Mar 1, 2001
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Dear xxx,

Thank you for participating in the Microsoft® Windows® XP Mobility and Collaboration online quiz. Due to overwhelming demand and popularity, the Notebook Optical Mouse you have won is on back order. You should receive your optical mouse in the next 3-5 weeks.

We sincerely apologize for the delay, and appreciate your patience in receiving your free gift.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at: mobilityquiz@email.microsoft.com

Thank you again for your interest!

Sincerely,

The Desktop Mobility Team
microsoft.com/desktop

:)
 

Crackabot

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Dec 14, 2001
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HMMMM, I haven't recieved one of those from MS, allthough I did get just about the same letter from Guiness about the bottle opener (Woohoo) I hope I see one from MS soon.
 

Joony

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Jan 17, 2001
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Thank you for participating in the Microsoft® Windows® XP Mobility and Collaboration online quiz. Due to overwhelming demand and popularity, the Notebook Optical Mouse you have won is on back order. You should receive your optical mouse in the next 3-5 weeks.

We sincerely apologize for the delay, and appreciate your patience in receiving your free gift.

:(
 

T2T III

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Oct 9, 1999
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Bringing this thread up from the dead ...

I just want to say THANK YOU to the original poster of this thread. I took the survey when this was posted back in late-January. Today, when I got home, there were two packages on my doorstep. Each package contained a retail version of the notebook optical mouse from Microsoft. I'm not sure why I received two - I only processed the survey once.

In any regard, thanks again!!!!

 

T2T III

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: ManyOfficeLasers
for those who got one today
where you located ?

I'm still crossing my finger here in Midwest
I'm all the way over on the East coast. Quite a haul from Redmond, Washington.