windows mobile training rewards

[PinkFloyd]

Oh well,

looks like the time we all spent "learning" that load of microsoft bunkum was a total WASTE OF TIME it also looks like we won't be getting our "rewards" as promised. I received this e-mail this morning:

"We have been experiencing some registration issues on the Windows Mobile™ Training site and we are requesting your help to prevent misuse of the site’s resources.

To ensure that legitimate users of the site are being rewarded for their participation, we are asking users to verify that they are current employees of a company that sells Windows Mobile Devices.

Please take one of the following actions to verify your current status:

Send a pay stub in your name from one of these vendors:

BT Mobility, Carphone Warehouse, Dixons, Dixons Tax Free, Evesham, Infinite, Micro Anvika, Motorola UK, O2, Optus, Orange, PCWorld, Phones4U, Telefónica, The Link, T-Mobile - UK
Send the paystub to us at:
Microsoft Windows Mobile Training Program
P.O. Box 40068
Portland, OR 97240 USA
Have your employer send an e-mail verifying your employment with one of these vendors:

Carphone Warehouse
Dixons
Micro Anvika
O2
Orange
PCWorld
The Line

Send the e-mail to: verification@windowsmobiletraining.com

Your employer’s message must come from an e-mail account with the company name in the domain.
Please take action within the next 30 days if you wish to remain eligible for current or future rewards.

See you online,
The Windows Mobile Training Team"

[size=large] Sod Microsoft I'll never buy another thing from them [/size]

 

[GWN]

Let me get this straight, you try to scam them by pretenting to be a reseller of their products to get free gifts for taking a training program. They catch on to the scam and request certification that indeed you are an employee of a reseller. That is why you are upset. Hummm. I must be missing something.

 

[meat01]

Damn Microsoft for not letting us take advantage of them and misuse their training site to get free gifts.

 

[PinkFloyd]

They could have made their terms and conditions perfectly clear "before" allowing people to sign up for that training thing, it would have saved a lot of time for everyone involved.

Well I won't be buying one of their phones and Bill Gates can stuff his free baseball cap and mouse right up his USB port.

 

[Stephonovich]

Really? I've received no such email. Either I got lucky, or I just haven't gotten it yet. And somehow, I can't see Hotmail blocking an email from M$... (I used my Hotmail addy to sign up)

Anyway, sorry Pinkie. Sucks most definitely. Pity Gateway wasn't on that list, though... I could get my dad to send in a paystub if they requested one.

(-:Stephonovich

 

[KR...]

You are upset because your scam didn't work? What?

 

[PinkFloyd]

Quote:

Originally Posted by KR... You are upset because your scam didn't work? What?

Scam?? It could be argued that Microsoft are the ones who have pulled the scam here KR. Nowhere on that training site did it say it was for employees of the companies they "now" mention in that e-mail...... "nowhere"

They had a referal program whereby you could refer a friend to that training course..... that friend would complete the training course and be awarded points which could be redeemed for "prizes" I was, in fact, referred to this training course and I completed it and was awarded points which I redeemed for a lousy baseball cap and a mouse.

Microsoft obviously allowed everyone and his dog to take this training course as, not only would it be beneficial to the resellers, it would also be beneficial to them as a way of carrot and stick advertising...... complete the training course, learn about our products and we'll award you with a baseball cap... oh and, hey, now you've learn't about our phones you'll probably go out and buy one too.

If they had wanted to limit it to the companies they now mention then they would have done so from day one.... surely Microsoft have got software that can filter out e-mail addresses "other" than the addresses they now mention.

Sure it's a scam but it's Microsoft who are doing the scamming and I think anyone who spent 2 hours learning about their phones is entitled to a bloomin baseball cap!

I'm sure all these guys don't believe they were taking part in a "scam" either

 

[ayt999]

I believe their terms of use didn't mention anything like that when I read through it... of course, I didn't participate in it so I am not absolutely sure.

did you keep a copy of the agreement? of course, they most likely had something in there that let them out of any deals they made with you so it may be of no use.

 

[Hunterboy55]

yeah... that really sucks. I spent about an hour mabye an hour an a half trying to get that watch. Although I haven't gotten that specific email. I think we shouldn't have recommended so many people in such a short time. Anyway my watch was supposed to come by yesterday so I'm still hopeing it will come.

 

[Stephonovich]

Quote:

Originally Posted by KR... You are upset because your scam didn't work? What?

It wasn't a scam. The TOS said nothing about having to belong to a certain company. C'mon, they gave you a write-in if your 'company' didn't exist in their database. (and in my defense, I do have a home-based computer repair business, so I used that)

And yes, I'll be very upset if I don't get my products. I spent hours getting referrals and completing all the stupid courses.

(-:Stephonovich

 

[PinkFloyd]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ayt999 I believe their terms of use didn't mention anything like that when I read through it... of course, I didn't participate in it so I am not absolutely sure. did you keep a copy of the agreement? of course, they most likely had something in there that let them out of any deals they made with you so it may be of no use.

I'm not going to challenge Microsoft over a baseball cap, I wouldn't stoop so low to pick up so little....... I'll ensure I avoid their marketing scams / products from now on in.

 

[meat01]

It was not a marketing scam. It was quite obvious when I was doing the tutorials that it was geared for people who were selling their products, rather than customers. I got half way through it and decided to stop, because I had no intention of selling those products.

I did not know Microsoft would verify employment. Someone in the thread that you mentioned even admitted that they did not believe people were using the tutorials and quizzes for their intended purpose. I guess people feel since they are such a big company that they owe people prizes for taking the quizzes.

 

[PinkFloyd]

I guess people feel since they are such a big company that they owe people prizes for taking the quizzes.[/QUOTE
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[GokieKS]

Quote:

Originally Posted by PinkFloyd Scam?? It could be argued that Microsoft are the ones who have pulled the scam here KR. Nowhere on that training site did it say it was for employees of the companies they "now" mention in that e-mail...... "nowhere" They had a referal program whereby you could refer a friend to that training course..... that friend would complete the training course and be awarded points which could be redeemed for "prizes" I was, in fact, referred to this training course and I completed it and was awarded points which I redeemed for a lousy baseball cap and a mouse. Microsoft obviously allowed everyone and his dog to take this training course as, not only would it be beneficial to the resellers, it would also be beneficial to them as a way of carrot and stick advertising...... complete the training course, learn about our products and we'll award you with a baseball cap... oh and, hey, now you've learn't about our phones you'll probably go out and buy one too. If they had wanted to limit it to the companies they now mention then they would have done so from day one.... surely Microsoft have got software that can filter out e-mail addresses "other" than the addresses they now mention. Sure it's a scam but it's Microsoft who are doing the scamming and I think anyone who spent 2 hours learning about their phones is entitled to a bloomin baseball cap! I'm sure all these guys don't believe they were taking part in a "scam" either

The referral system was to refer other people involved in the sales of Windows Mobile products, not just random "friends".

I wanted a free copy of WinXP Pro, and I did get enough points to order that. I just got the e-mail from them, and while I'm disappointed, I'm under no illusion that I was somehow cheated by Microsoft because I tried to skirt the meaning, if not the exact lettering, of their qualification requirements.

~KS

 

[raif]

If it makes you feel any better pinkie, I will continue to steal the hell out of their games, os and office apps.