Microsoft Indian Ocean Islands have organized a contest aimed at students aged 18-25, as part of their software piracy awareness campaign.
How to participate
- Send microsoft <student id> to 8386. (without the < >)
- You'll get the instructions to answer 5 multiple-choice questions by replying either 1, 2, 3 or 4. (Each sms costs around Rs 1.20)
- The first 100 contestants who have scored the most points from this sms competition will be eligible to participate in the next round. Your rank can be checked at play-sms.net You can play more than once to improve your rank, however you do not need to finish in the Top 10, only the Top 100. Sms competition started on 29 May & will last till 14th June.
- The 100 contestants will be contacted on the 15th June and called to the Octave Wiehe Auditorium, Réduit for the final on the 16th June at 18:30.
For the public, tickets for the event are at Rs 150 at Rezo Otayo.
The 10 finalists will be selected from the 100 contestants by a questionnaire round. There'll be two semi-finals with 5 participants each. & finally the final will be between the winners of the 2 semi-finals.
Prizes
- 10 finalists will get 1 month free Emtel broadband and Microsoft hardware prizes, & training vouchers.
- Second prize - Acer Travelmate TM5330 (link)
Processor: Celeron Dual-Core T1600 (1.6GHz, 1MB cache, 667MHz FSB)
Memory: 2GB DDR2
Screen: 15.4” WXGA TFT
Hard disk: 250GB (5400rpm)
Graphics: Intel GMA X4500M (64MB, up to 1.7GB)
DVD Super-multi drive, Wifi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, 3xUSB, 1 LAN, 1 PCI, 5-in-1 card reader, 6-cell battery, 2.88kg.
Full specs here.
- First prize - Dell Vostro A860 (link)
Processor: Pentium Dual Core T2390 (1.8GHz, 1MB cache, 533MHz FSB)
Memory: 2GB DDR2
Screen: 15.6”
Hard disk: 160GB or 250GB (5400rpm)
Graphics: Intel GMA X3100M (up to 384MB)
24x DVD/CD-RW combo or 8x DVD-RW, Wifi 802.11b/g, 2xUSB, 1 LAN, 1 PCI, 3-in-1 card reader, 4-cell & 6-cell battery, 2.46kg.
Full specs here.
So there you go. If you have any more questions, you can check the detailed instructions in this pdf. The related L’Express Dimanche article is here.
Good luck & I hope a UOM student will win this contest. :P
Btw, the next version of Windows is certainly not Windows Live nor Windows Mastermind and neither Windows Pro 2011. ;)
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so, the ID is the UOM id?
@Muzzammil
You can use both, the UOM ID or the NTA ID. :)
Pa ti kav ena 1 concours 'ki veut gagner un iphone?",lerla sire mo ti pou participer :P
No thanks, this offer came a bit too late, already invested in a pc :P
@Anonymous
Apple never does contests. :P
@Yashvin
You can still go for a laptop. ;)
sms costs Rs 1.20 and you will need to send at least 8sms!
money makers..!
Interesting contest and prizes.
I'm defo gonna participate.
I really doubt it will have any impact on piracy in Mauritius as long as the Microsoft software packages are out of the reach of the individuals. :P
Last time i checked, Microsoft Office 2007 Pro was at Rs 10,500 + vat. Why the hell would we pay that crazy amount when we get it by simply buying a blank dvd-r at rs 6?
@Yudz
Thanks for the precision. Well, at least it's not Rs 10. ;)
@Keshav
I doubt it will have an impact on piracy, but if we're participating, we need to be "discerning pirates." ;)
I'm still a student...HOw can I participate with my NTA ID? Sorry but can someone tell me where is it on my bus pass?? Is it the SIC No??
@Anonymous
Yeah, if you don't have your Uom/Utm ID, you can use the SIC. :)
I dont have an UOM, nor a UTM, nor a SIC...
Can I use my Credit card number instead? *smile*
I know its reserved for studentsbtw, seems your form has the same problem as Morinn's, cant copy paste nor use arrow keys on it :S
@Yashvin
I have no problem using copy/paste or arrow keys on this form in all browsers (IE8, FF3, Opera, Chrome). :S
NIce initiative, but already got a rock solid pc working at home...all the best for those participating :)
As usual..I just came to know about this..when the semi final is about to start..pffff
@Tushal
You have only yourself to blame for spending all your time spamming on FB instead of reading the blogs... :P
Damn I totally missed this one. Too late :P
@Carrot: Seem there a prob with yr feed...? Its only yesterday that I got yr updates as new post in google reader. :-?
@Kurt
I dunno what's the problem with the feed coz I've been getting all the updates me... :S
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