Free hardware with purchase of Vista?

[soybeanslave]

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[TheUltimateNewbie]

you gotta buy a PC

 

[tcsenter]

Originally posted by: TheUltimateNewbie
you gotta buy a PC

No, you don't, but you might have to use the provided links to Newegg's catalog in order to get the correct Vista part # that includes the Bonus Pack offer:

"Purchase Windows Vista from Newegg.com and install it on your PC and get these great hardware items free!"

Supplies are limited. Offer available to customers who purchase a genuine United States Windows® Vista Ultimate, Windows® Vista Home Premium, Windows® Vista Business operating system, or Office Professional 2007, or Office Small Business 2007 in the United States from approved system builder channels January 30, 2007 through June 30, 2007 and has validated the software using the Windows Genuine Advantage or Office Genuine Advantage programs.

 

[SaoFeng]

yes you do:

To be eligible for BONUS PACK offers, the system you are using must meet the following requirements:

The system you are using must have been purchased in the United States with a genuine United States Microsoft® Windows® Vista® Ultimate, Microsoft Windows Vista Business, or Microsoft Windows® Vista Home Premium operating system or Microsoft Office® Professional 2007 or Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 pre-installed by an eligible system builder.
The BONUS PACK promotion is only open to computer systems purchased from system builder channels and excludes systems purchased from major computer manufacturers (OEMs), or those purchased as part of a volume license agreement.
BONUS PACK offers can only be redeemed from within the United States.
The system you are using must have been purchased or activated within the promotion period, and the BONUS PACK offers must be redeemed by a specific date. Please see the terms and conditions for more information: http://localpcbuilder.com/buylocal_terms.aspx
For a list of eligible products and a full list of terms and conditions relevant to validation of your system purchase, please see: http://localpcbuilder.com/buylocal_eligible.aspx

 

[Energinerbuzzy]

NO you don't, you read the wrong info........................

Terms and Conditions for BONUS PACK offer
Supplies are limited. Offer available to customers who purchase a genuine United States Windows® Vista Ultimate, Windows® Vista Home Premium, Windows® Vista Business operating system, or Office Professional 2007, or Office Small Business 2007 in the United States from approved system builder channels January 30, 2007 through June 30, 2007 and has validated the software using the Windows Genuine Advantage or Office Genuine Advantage programs. In order to be eligible for BONUS PACKs, the operating system and Office system must have one of the eligible part numbers or have been purchased from one of the eligible PC builders. See www.localpcbuilder.com/eligible for a complete list of eligible part numbers and PC builders.


Redemption of BONUS PACK is available beginning January 30, 2007. Offer excludes systems purchased from major computer manufacturers (OEMs), and those purchased as part of a volume license agreement and those purchasers redeeming outside of the United States. Limit one offer per operating system or Office 2007 system purchased. Offer must be redeemed by customer by August 15, 2007, in the United States. Microsoft is not responsible for fulfillment of the offers. Companies providing the services and/or products are solely responsible for fulfilling the BONUS PACKs.

Value of the BONUS PACK varies depending upon version of Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 acquired.

There may be shipping, handling and taxes on some of the products or services offered in the BONUS PACK.

System Builders are not authorized to redeem BONUS PACKs on behalf of their end customers or for the System Builders own personal or business use. BONUS PACKs are to be redeemed by end customers only and are for the use of end customers only.

 

[tcsenter]

yes you do:

The links you provided don't use the language you are quoting, nor does the Newegg promotion page.

Here is the operative fine print (at the very bottom): "Individual suppliers are solely responsible for offers and order/rebate fulfillment."

IOW, if Newegg wants to offer the Bonus Pack merely by purchasing the software (Vista or Office), Newegg can do that.

The promotion is designed to help smaller OEM System Builders sell PCs and help Microsoft sell more software. If the system builder doesn't much care about moving more PCs (because it already moves truck loads of hardware) and decides to offer the Bonus Pack with a mere software purchase, that's their choice.

Either way, as long as a valid copy of Vista or Office is being purchased, with or without a PC, Microsoft is reaping its benefit from the promotion (selling more software). Its the system builder who is losing out on hardware sales.

 

[pcgeek11]

I ordered a new 2 GB Memory stick today with this offer. Note you have to order it with the PC that has the software on it, and pass a validation check at MS...

Kingston give you 50 dollars off at the checkout which knocks the 100 down to 50 dollars and then they have the rebate code and form to dump the other 50 dollars. Free shipping.

2 GB Memory stick for free.

pcgeek11