UPDATE 1: Here are what some of the other bloggers are doing with their Windows Vista laptops. I’ll announce the winner of the auction here on January 4th. Here’s some more coverage on the auction: To sweeten the deal, Laughing Squid will cover the shipping costs and throw in a Laughing Squid t-shirt and stickers.īrian Solis has donated a Cruise FE Sling bag to be included with the laptop. This is my way of saying thanks to EFF and to help support them in their continuing efforts.

I’ve asked attorneys at EFF for free advice on numerous occasions and most recently Jason Schultz helped me out with the whole Michael Crook false DMCA claim situation, which ultimately lead to EFF’s lawsuit against him. So why am I choosing EFF as the recipient? They are an amazing 16 year old member supported, nonprofit organization based in San Francisco that has been fighting hard to help defend digital rights and freedom. This will give me some more time to test out the laptop some more and see what Windows Vista is like, before it is sold to someone who will really benefit from having it, possibly even someone who will be able to give it a proper review. I’m starting the auction today (in the US only) and it will end in 7 days on January 4th. I’ll purchase the Windows Vista upgrade when it comes out as I had originally planned on doing ( here’s more on how I use Windows).

Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate being included, but now I think it’s time to move on. Honestly, I’m not really the right person to do a proper review of Windows Vista and at this point, it is still unclear why I was even selected to receive it, not to mention the fact that there has been quite a bit of inconsistency regarding what Microsoft, AMD and Edelman wanted people to do with the laptop after they were done testing it. So regarding my infamous Acer Ferrari 1000 Windows Vista laptop (one of several sent to bloggers which are stirring up a quite a bit of controversy), I think the best thing to do at this point is auction it off on eBay and donate the proceeds from the auction to one of my favorite non-profits, The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

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