Comments on: The Ferrari Vista Question http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:29:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: What’s so wrong with Microsoft’s Acer Ferrari gift? | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131159 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:03:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131159 [...] lot of people are screaming bloody murder with that Acer Ferrari laptop loaded with Vista which Microsoft sent as gifts to top bloggers. What is so wrong about [...]

]]> By: IMR: Extras: HawaiiBlog http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131158 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:02:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131158 PayPerPost 2.0?

Silicon Valley gossip blog Valleywag, which generally teeters just beyond the edge of credible reporting,…

]]> By: Pronet Advertising http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131157 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:59:53 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131157 Of Sponsorships and Freebies…

Sponsorship really is a very tricky business. Every time a corporate entity tries to sponsor a smaller entity, the communities participating or monitoring either entity will be up in arms. The problem is the somewhat incorrect perception people have th…

]]> By: Slave Viktorijoski http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131156 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:15:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131156 Yes!And one for me in Macedonia.If someone decide to donate laptop to me please e-mail me for more information.Thanks and God bless!!!

]]> By: Aleksandar Gvozdenović http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131155 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:51:25 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131155 Hi everybody,
can someone one used laptop donate to me and I send you postcard from Serbia? :)

]]> By: Michael Lee Duttweiler http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131154 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:46:43 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131154 Om,

I think there is a patch for running Tiger on AMD hardware floating around the web that should work just fine on the Acer. Then you would at least be able to report on something meaningful, whilst thwarting the PR machine, and have a better machine to donate, raffle for charity, etc. I would buy several chances on that…

]]> By: Continental Op http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131153 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:29:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131153 Review it and keep it. Was there really any question that tech bloggers wouldn’t have something to say about Vista one way or the other? I doubt Brian Lam of Gizmodo or Pete Rojas of Engadget were considering skipping Vista coverage altogether. Acer or no, Microsoft wouldn’t have missed out on Vista PR.

The only question here is: would Om have had anything to say about Vista if he hadn’t received the Acer? The answer to that, I think, is “I’m sure Vista would’ve come up in a post or two anyway.”

Om, keep the damn laptop, do a review if you feel like Vista warrants one, and sleep easy. Contrary to popular opinion, Microsoft isn’t run by Darth Vader and every interaction with them doesn’t require one take a shower afterward. (That’s Fox News.)

]]> By: KB http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131152 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:19:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131152 Why would you send it back? Do you have to pay for it? Maybe you have bilions of $$$ and you don’t need ‘any’ gifts?
Or maybe you would like to feel UNIQE (“Ferrari box remains unopened.”)? People can do many (stupid) thing to be unique…

In my opinion sending it back would be stupid, not resonable move (in case if this is real FREE gift)…

You should make review (if it’s really requied) and keep it (or sell it, if you really don’t need that).

]]> By: Ritesh http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131151 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:31:01 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131151 I would really like to get my hands on that. Wish MS had shipped me one. I still use my desktop to blog. Wonder if they contacted payperpost for this idea

]]> By: Omar http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131150 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:17:49 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131150 Hello Om Malik,

Congrats on the notebook. Sorry to hear that you’re returning it back. Would appreciate it if you could support my blog below:
http://vistaferrari.blogspot.com/

Thanks and have a Happy New Year!

]]> By: steve http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131149 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:37:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131149 Wipe the thing clean, install linux, use as a web server, host part of your site on it.

]]> By: JamesBruni http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131148 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:55:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131148 Watch out. It might be an Acer “Trojan horse” laptop. In the middle of the nite, little Edelman PR people might come out of it and start typing favorable posts about Microsoft on your computer before you wake up.

]]> By: David Wilkinson http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131147 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:24:20 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131147 In my opinion, doing a competition for another blogger to win it would be best. That way two people get to see the REAL Vista truth. Whether that be good, or bad, I don’t actually know.

]]> By: sergio http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131146 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 08:03:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131146 I would take it and I would keep it.
It’s powerful, useful, and it’s free.
If you’re in technology, or technology-related business it’s not the luxury to have diverse hardware/software, just in case.

Ok, Microsoft is evil Santa, but you don’t sell yourself, still you don’t mind to have something valuable. Why not?

A lot of others just hate you for your chance to have it and keep it for free. They will not hesitate, 99.99% of them to keep it.
Look, people drive to another part of city to get $10 coupon or discount, or spent Christmas night in front of closed doors of Circuit City.
Ok, you’re different.
But believe me you need another laptop.
You don’t sell yourself, and you are not the prostitute, if you take client money and did not satisfy his/her demands. Fair game.

]]> By: Rulepark http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131145 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:28:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131145 When you in need of a notebook or computer to work with, any brand you will accept to make a review.

That is what I am facing now.

Thinking about having a laptop for my work.

]]> By: Sean Wilson http://gigaom.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131144 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:07:49 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-ferrari-vista-question/#comment-131144 I wish i had the money to afford such a decent laptop. I would do anything to be able to afford Windows Vista Ultimate as currently my computer is as good with Windows Vista as an anchor. I probably will not afford a new pc for many years. Why could microsoft never give me one? If anyone wants to donate me one i will be more than happy to arrange shipping details.

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