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Windows 8 Beta Fan · **Post subject:** so i Em@iled Microsoft... **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:46 am

i em@iled MS Friday and this is what i got:

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Thank you for contacting Microsoft Customer Service.
 
As a Customer Service Representative, I am here to assist you in finding the right place to get help with your questions and provide resources to resolve your concern.
 
I appreciate your interest to Microsoft product. I understand based on your email that you would like to request some information of Windows Longhorn and also you want to know the release date. 

I would like to inform you that Microsoft have a dedicated support team to assist you with these types of questions.
 
You may contact our Commercial Pre-sales and Licensing Support Team by calling 1 (800) 426-9400. Business hours are open Monday-Friday, 6:00am-5:30pm Pacific Standard Time.
 
I hope the above information is helpful, and please contact us if you have any additional customer service questions.
 
Thank you,
 
Ron
 
Microsoft Customer Service Representative …. Meet the new Windows Phone 7

and this is what i em@iled them

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PRODUCT
Windows

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
Message: Hello, I at this time am requesting information on Windows Longhorn what build were shown in demos and will any build of Windows Longhorn be released by Microsoft and be available for download for people (developers,enthusiasts,ect.)? I am requesting any information,Builds and compiles of Windows Longhorn aswell as screenshots 

Derf

Well - ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer I guess.

lucas93

It's a waste of your time to send that email, and a waste of time for them to reply to it.
It's just as bad as those videos on youtube where kids ring Xbox support and ask to buy an XDK.

neonsonicboy

Permission to facepalm?

BogdanV

And I thought I was stupid when I emailed them asking about who was behind the "Shed in Field" wallpaper, about two years ago...

neo

Customer Support probably have and no access to pre-release stuff and any information about it. You should try and contact someone who worked on Longhorn if you want more information, although they probably signed NDAs so won't be able to talk about it.

Phenom II

I don't believe MS has EVER given away an OS once it was a certain age, they just stop supporting it and forget about it, it would be like calling up Samsung and asking if they would start giving away CRT TVs because you are a collector.

Barabba

getting in contact with Allchin or Ballmer would give best result

now good luck trying that *hehe*

pkubaj

You made my day *hehe*

Why would they give away their old OS for free? Apple hasn't so far (even though no one uses m68k anymore, and only few use ppc), Red Hat neither and Sun went bankrupt for giving too much stuff for free.

Did you write at this time because you've asked such stupid questions before? If so, you may stop for you won't get anything. All the betas are already released on the FTP.

Windows 8 Beta Fan

pkubaj wrote:

You made my day *hehe*

Why would they give away their old OS for free? Apple hasn't so far (even though no one uses m68k anymore, and only few use ppc), Red Hat neither and Sun went bankrupt for giving too much stuff for free.

Did you write at this time because you've asked such stupid questions before? If so, you may stop for you won't get anything. All the betas are already released on the FTP.

not all of them they still have the goodies *em@ils again*

Ahmed Jebara

Then I want to inform you that as I read once they have all builds of all Windows', leaked ones and unleaked. And they have all programs that were removed from MSDN Subscriber Download section due to settlement with Sun Microsystems corporation.

But don't think you'll get anything from their archive for nothing, especially it's Beta build of Windows and they become worried after Windows 8 leaks

Derf

Windows 8 Beta Fan wrote:

not all of them they still have the goodies *em@ils again*

You must have a lot of time to waste.

Panda X

Windows 8 Beta Fan wrote:

pkubaj wrote:

You made my day *hehe*

Why would they give away their old OS for free? Apple hasn't so far (even though no one uses m68k anymore, and only few use ppc), Red Hat neither and Sun went bankrupt for giving too much stuff for free.

Did you write at this time because you've asked such stupid questions before? If so, you may stop for you won't get anything. All the betas are already released on the FTP.

not all of them they still have the goodies *emails again*

You're not going to get anything. It's a waste of time.

kpropell

pkubaj wrote:

You made my day *hehe*

Why would they give away their old OS for free? Apple hasn't so far (even though no one uses m68k anymore, and only few use ppc)

Offtopic Comment

Sure they do

Look at their download-site, you can download MacOS 7.5.3 for free. http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/System_7.5_Version_7.5.3/

Windows 8 Beta Fan

sure wish MS did *hehe*

*haha*

FoobyZeeky

Windows 8 Beta Fan wrote:

sure wish MS did *hehe*

*haha*

There's no way. They would see no point anyway.

pkubaj

It's in Software Updates folder. Isn't it only a bunch of updates, maybe some service release?

TomKTW

No comment on that e-mail, but...

Offtopic Comment

Somehow similar dumb thing I have done long time ago when I was using Windows ME. When WGA has been published, someone offered steps how to remove it. By some really stupid reason I've decided to contact MS thru e-mail about steps how to remove it and will they fix that (really, I was like 11 years old back then). I've got reply which just says that I'm supposed to contact Microsoft in my region, not US one (why the hell it depends when I've even explained everything in english...). So, I've decided to do it, but guess what? Opening Microsoft Support from my country caused Windows to crash, which makes me no choice to actually even try to contact them.

MugenFox

This is a really stupid email and you are not going to get anything from them. You must have, way, way, way, too much free time.

FoobyZeeky

MugenFox wrote:

This is a really stupid email and you are not going to get anything from them. You must have, way, way, way, too much free time.

It's about as useful as asking Apple for an iPod touch 1G prototype or something.

Windows 8 Beta Fan

no I don't have too much time on my hands and i've been working on recreating Longhorn again

Derf

Windows 8 Beta Fan wrote:

no I don't have too much time on my hands and i've been working on recreating Longhorn again

I see two conflicting answers in one post.

mrpijey

pkubaj wrote:

It's in Software Updates folder. Isn't it only a bunch of updates, maybe some service release?

Offtopic Comment

http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/

You got both older 6.0.3, 6.0.5, 6.0.8, 7.0, 7.0.1 and 7.5.3 installations available. Full ones, not just updates. And it's still a lot more than Microsoft ever offered.

As for the email I agree with previous posters, Microsoft will not give you any info the official way. The fact that the representative that gave you the reply didn't even know what "Longhorn" was (he replied with you contacting the support and check for "release dates", duh) shows that they have no intention of giving out any real info.

Get in touch with a developer and see if they are ready to part with some internal information. Don't count on it tho.

CaptainPeanut

I facepalmed so hard and my face hurts... I did the same. I received help with "Vista SP1".
You do a stupid question, you get a stupid answer.

Ciastex

I had an idea to email Microsoft about LH, but i was only thinking about it. Thank god, I didn't wrote a single letter to them, probably I would get the same message as Windows 8 Beta Fan... And W8 Beta Fan - You have too much time, give some to me, I bet, that I'll utilize it better.

so i Em@iled Microsoft...

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