MS to offer free copies of W7 and Office 2010 [US only]

[noaccount]

Not fair...

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We’ve done seven sweeps so far and I realized this weekend that I’ve never talked about Hotmail. Windows Live Hotmail recently got a refresh and it’s more powerful than ever at helping you save time and sweep away inbox clutter.

Now, you can work with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote files right from your email – even if you don’t have Microsoft Office installed on your PC. You’re also protected from junk mail by Microsoft SmartScreen, which governments and businesses use to protect their email, and you can now send up to 10GB in attachments.

So, go give the new Hotmail a try. In the meantime, drop us a comment and tell us what you love about Windows Live. In honor of my birthday, I’ll draw two names from entries this round to win. You have 24 hours to enter rounds 8 & 9. You can always read the full Terms & Conditions here.

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[Murphy]

Hi,
Thanks for this info .
Fair or not fair , I will say ----> Good job from someone who just came back from vacation
Best regards !

[leofelix]

Thank you noaccount
I agree: it is not fair

[Ande]

Thanks, noaccount. I tried in the first 7 sweeps with no luck. Maybe next? I doubt it.

[Murphy]

Thanks, noaccount. I tried in the first 7 sweeps with no luck. Maybe next? I doubt it.

Hi,
You never know when you got lucky . I'm sure that day is not far for you .
Wishing you much success !
Best regards !

[paf]

Thanks a lot, noaccount. Not fair indeed...

[Ande]

Hi,
You never know when you got lucky . I'm sure that day is not far for you .
Wishing you much success !
Best regards !

Thanks for the pickup, Murphy.
But there's just some days if it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all!

[INDRANIL]

Thanks for the share. Good luck our us friends .

[ffwfire]

It is a nice little freebie for those who don't have Windows Office. I have no reason to write documents, but my dad does. He currently has Microsoft Windows Office Ultimate 2007. I got it free from Microsoft in 2008.

I hope they have some other promotion like that, because I would love to get the new one for him. The only way we could possibly get it is for free. So I hope they do another Windows Feedback Program Promotion.

I just told my dad he could now write documents in hotmail and I said I don't know what you could all do in it and he said that Microsoft isn't going to add all the capabilities of Microsoft office in hotmail because then why would you need Microsoft Office anymore?

[hipockets]

I have scrolled up and down the "Source" page a dozen times. I can read the 162 (as of this moment) comments, but I cannot, for the life of me, find a place where I can make a comment. I'm on the east coast, the author of the page is probably on the west coast, so the timing should not be the problem. Anyone have any suggestions as to how I can make a comment? Thanks in advance.

Editing -- I found the answer.

After a lot of time and a dozen why-the-heck-don't-you-smarten-up jumbo-sized maximum-dosage pills, I finally found in the upper right hand corner links to logging in to the site, or registering if you are new to it.

So -- I registered, logged in, and -- voila -- there is a box just before the comments where one can compose a post. This box was not visible until I logged in. There wasn't even any room for it.