Comments on: Get paid to talk about PC operating systems

By: christy nwilson

christy nwilson — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:49:34 +0000

i am not sure how to join

By: Que

Que — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:11:04 +0000

Whats with the 19 and up why not 18

By: I'mAPenguinAndProudOfIT!

I'mAPenguinAndProudOfIT! — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:27:08 +0000

Commissions for personal information – now thats a new concept I don’t think.
Free speech never cost anything – not even one’s identity – unless the State discovered who you really were – that could be pricey!
Free Speech – Priceless!

For the best interview by far visit:
http://www.gnu.org/fry for the most eloquently put argument for Open Source!

Now it’s time to open your mind, your source, and your ears (www.jamendo.com)

By: YetAnotherPC

YetAnotherPC — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:35:48 +0000

Since this is solely a Microsoft-based blog, you can’t really deny who is behind this, haha. I hope they put the suggestions into Windows 8. Or maybe even the super-duper top secret oh-my-gosh-don’t-even-whisper-it”Midori Project” that they won’t tell us about.

By: Jean-Loup

Jean-Loup — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:28:58 +0000

I did the video chat last week, it’s short. Still waiting for the money thought

By: xpclient

xpclient — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:37:51 +0000

Too bad the offer’s not in India. Why don’t they do an interview via email instead of in-person?

By: Clowie

Clowie — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:57:03 +0000

@Albert: That’s exactly what I was thinking. And to be quite honest, I think it’s a fantastic campaign.

Would be successful in getting the point across. And if it is that, then it would definitely seem to be the most genuine campaign I can recall from any of the *big guns* in IT. All I really wanna see though…

Video clip of forum poster “I just wish someone would shut up that ‘I’m a Mac’ Guy”
– I’m a Mac
– And I’m a PC. And you asked for this (Ties and Gags the Mac guys and shoves him back in his box)

@Pat: I think you have made your point already with your helpful post. Don’t start criticizing others for not feeling the same way as you. Perhaps they either feel it IS in fact worth $100. Or know that signing a piece of paper does not actually take away any basic rights you have. The only thing it would take away is people demanding a marketing salary, or suing for using footage without permission.

By: Long Zheng

Long Zheng — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:59:27 +0000

@Albert: I think someone is onto something

By: Albert

Albert — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:29:04 +0000

I can imagine a marketing campaign around the footage collected with this. I don’t know…for some reason a strict “research” purpose sounds too basic for going all out on getting people paid for video while companies already get feedback through many other means. Of course, this would have to be Microsoft-backed for it to make sense, so it would be a “we answered your demands with Windows 7″-esque marketing campaign. For example, an ad could start with a few short clips with one-liners by different people “I wanted it to start up faster,” “I would like to make home movies,” “Give me the power to control my kids’ PC use,” “Less UAC pop-ups please!,” etc. and then they could be like “Well, we’ve listened, and we present to you Windows 7.”

By: Will Hughes

Will Hughes — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:59:34 +0000

While Long might not be willing to copy the original email in full, Dan Rutter (aka “Dans Data”) has no such issues:

http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/07/03/nobody-say-anything-about-this -secret-microsoft-survey-ok/

Gotta say it’s a pretty suspicious deal. Great way to harvest emails and other vital details for little cost.
Also, the fine print is great.