Comments on: Microsoft Australia’s “Ten Grand is Buried Here” treasure hunt is over, prize claimed http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090822/microsoft-ten-grand-is-buried-here-treasure-hunt-over/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:23:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Help Microsoft Australia marry Mike and Jenny, win a Windows Phone 7 a day | Windows 7 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090822/microsoft-ten-grand-is-buried-here-treasure-hunt-over/#comment-136101 Help Microsoft Australia marry Mike and Jenny, win a Windows Phone 7 a day | Windows 7 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:11:49 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3841#comment-136101 [...] to unusual marketing ideas, Microsoft Australia are the top of their game. With Isaiah Mustafa, ten-grand treasure hunt and nine-year-old milk under their belt, their next challenge is to help organize a $20,000 wedding [...] [...] to unusual marketing ideas, Microsoft Australia are the top of their game. With Isaiah Mustafa, ten-grand treasure hunt and nine-year-old milk under their belt, their next challenge is to help organize a $20,000 wedding [...]

]]> By: Help Microsoft Australia marry Mike and Jenny, win a Windows Phone 7 a day – istartedsomething http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090822/microsoft-ten-grand-is-buried-here-treasure-hunt-over/#comment-136092 Help Microsoft Australia marry Mike and Jenny, win a Windows Phone 7 a day – istartedsomething Mon, 06 Dec 2010 06:38:09 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3841#comment-136092 [...] to unusual marketing ideas, Microsoft Australia are the top of their game. With Isaiah Mustafa, ten-grand treasure hunt and nine-year-old milk under their belt, their next challenge is to help organize a $20,000 wedding [...] [...] to unusual marketing ideas, Microsoft Australia are the top of their game. With Isaiah Mustafa, ten-grand treasure hunt and nine-year-old milk under their belt, their next challenge is to help organize a $20,000 wedding [...]

]]> By: Jim http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090822/microsoft-ten-grand-is-buried-here-treasure-hunt-over/#comment-92617 Jim Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:01:10 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3841#comment-92617 Good on ya Gavin! Stubbies all around. :-)) Good on ya Gavin!
Stubbies all around.
:-) )

]]> By: Zhou Quan http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090822/microsoft-ten-grand-is-buried-here-treasure-hunt-over/#comment-90334 Zhou Quan Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:32:00 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3841#comment-90334 Hello, Long Zheng. I usually visit your website named "bing image archive". But now perhaps something is wrong with it. Could you have a look to check it. Thank you very much! Hello, Long Zheng. I usually visit your website named “bing image archive”. But now perhaps something is wrong with it. Could you have a look to check it. Thank you very much!

]]> By: YetAnotherPC http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090822/microsoft-ten-grand-is-buried-here-treasure-hunt-over/#comment-90066 YetAnotherPC Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:15:13 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3841#comment-90066 Lol RobertR, I was thinking the same thing. It's amazing that anyone was able to win, those clues were crazy and super vague. There' no way I would've won, there's just no way. Lol RobertR, I was thinking the same thing. It’s amazing that anyone was able to win, those clues were crazy and super vague. There’ no way I would’ve won, there’s just no way.

]]> By: RobertR http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090822/microsoft-ten-grand-is-buried-here-treasure-hunt-over/#comment-89881 RobertR Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:11:38 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3841#comment-89881 They call those clues? They only made random statements and tried to vaguely associate it with anything remotely related to IE8. Clue 98: "He ran down the hill and fell" A quick bing search reveals that people who run down hills often fall, and also that most people running down hills wear shoes, and people who wear shoes have feet. Feet are important because the people behind IE8 also have feet!!!! This will be important later in the game, when you try to figure out what a potato and a famous singer from the '80s have in common. They call those clues?
They only made random statements and tried to vaguely associate it with anything remotely related to IE8.

Clue 98:
“He ran down the hill and fell”
A quick bing search reveals that people who run down hills often fall, and also that most people running down hills wear shoes, and people who wear shoes have feet. Feet are important because the people behind IE8 also have feet!!!! This will be important later in the game, when you try to figure out what a potato and a famous singer from the ’80s have in common.

]]> By: Quikboy http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090822/microsoft-ten-grand-is-buried-here-treasure-hunt-over/#comment-89766 Quikboy Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:18:46 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3841#comment-89766 Wow, those clues were pretty in depth and well plotted out. Anyway, I'll still use IE8. I just need a simple browser for browsing, and IE8's security is pretty top notch if you ask me. Wow, those clues were pretty in depth and well plotted out. Anyway, I’ll still use IE8. I just need a simple browser for browsing, and IE8′s security is pretty top notch if you ask me.

]]> By: Shi7zam http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090822/microsoft-ten-grand-is-buried-here-treasure-hunt-over/#comment-89730 Shi7zam Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:51:15 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3841#comment-89730 "this puzzle is very similar to trying to figure out some of Microsoft’s buggy software… just remember all those IE6 workarounds you still have to apply to your web sites…" quoted for impact. yes plenty of clue searching to do when trying to find workarounds/reg tweaks or better alternatives to Microsoft's junky designed and architectured crap. btw I'm sure MS is quite happy many useless businesses and retard IT admins leave IE6 on PC's to put users through the hassle of such shit... I mean it all counts towards there failing IE market share. Personally I say make websites that don't work or look shit when viewed on IE (specially IE6).. sooner it gets dumped the better. “this puzzle is very similar to trying to figure out some of Microsoft’s buggy software… just remember all those IE6 workarounds you still have to apply to your web sites…”

quoted for impact.

yes plenty of clue searching to do when trying to find workarounds/reg tweaks or better alternatives to Microsoft’s junky designed and architectured crap.

btw I’m sure MS is quite happy many useless businesses and retard IT admins leave IE6 on PC’s to put users through the hassle of such shit… I mean it all counts towards there failing IE market share. Personally I say make websites that don’t work or look shit when viewed on IE (specially IE6).. sooner it gets dumped the better.

]]> By: tom http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090822/microsoft-ten-grand-is-buried-here-treasure-hunt-over/#comment-89696 tom Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:14:54 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3841#comment-89696 this puzzle is very similar to trying to figure out some of Microsoft's buggy software... just remember all those IE6 workarounds you still have to apply to your web sites... this puzzle is very similar to trying to figure out some of Microsoft’s buggy software… just remember all those IE6 workarounds you still have to apply to your web sites…

]]> By: Shi7zam http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090822/microsoft-ten-grand-is-buried-here-treasure-hunt-over/#comment-89594 Shi7zam Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:59:21 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3841#comment-89594 fast?! safe??!! private???!!! better??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?.. LOLOLOLOLOLOL IE -what a joke. as for the clues.. jeesh people went through that :S fast?! safe??!! private???!!! better??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?.. LOLOLOLOLOLOL

IE -what a joke.

as for the clues.. jeesh people went through that :S

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