Quite literally this time.

Last Tuesday, Microsoft held a Vista and Office 2007 launch down at my school, reiterating all the marketing slogans you’ve seen and love to hate everywhere. Little did I expect myself to walk away with a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Retail.

There was a series of talks held at the Auditorium which showcased various technologies and innovations, two of which were the recently introduced Popfly and Silverlight. Before concluding the session, 5 volunteers (6 went up actually) were asked to summarize the entire presentation, and the most comprehensive version walked away with copy of Vista Ultimate. I guess my daily readings of technology news from The Inquirer and ArsTechnica helped me out here as I was able to highlight the details (and probably more) of each presentation just by glancing at the schedule, even though I might have neglected to pay my utmost attention during some of them.

I’m not going to sell it on eBay like most would. Even if I end up not using it before the next version of Windows gets released, who cares? I cherish the memories associated with the item, the rare occasion of me actually winning something, much more than its financial value. Don’t forget, I’m a gnome too!

PS: Remember the bear with a copy of Windows Vista Business OEM? Here is the same bear, pleased with his upgrade.