Coming Today: Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaways, Part 2 [GIVEAWAY CLOSED]

UPDATE: This contest is now closed. I’ll post about the winners separately. –Paul

Just a reminder that we’ll be hosting day two of Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaways here on Thurrott.com starting at 1 pm.

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As you may recall, Microsoft CMO Chris Capposela appeared on the 600th episode of Windows Weekly and graciously donated some great Microsoft hardware and software for us to giveaway to Windows Weekly viewers. We’ve been doing that giveaway here at Thurrott.com in parts.

The giveaways are:

  • 5 Surface Go tablets and Type Covers
  • 5 Surface Headphones
  • 10 product keys for a one-year subscription to Xbox Game Pass
  • 10 product keys for a one-year subscription to Office 365 Home

Because of the holidays, I asked Microsoft to hold off on shipping the hardware to me, so we’ve started with the subscription codes. We held the first giveaway—for 5 Xbox Game Pass product keys and 5 Office 365 Home product keys—on December 21. We are holding the second giveaway, again for 5 Xbox Game Pass product keys and 5 Office 365 Home product keys, today.

The giveaway starts at 1 pm ET , when Brad and I begin our live recording of First Ring Daily. And it will run for 24 hours. So, I’ll close the drawing, figure out the winners, and contact them tomorrow afternoon (Saturday, January 5).

There are rules. Please pay attention because I automate the winner selections. 🙂

To win a product key, you must leave a comment to our First Ring Daily post starting at 1 pm ET. You cannot comment here for a chance to win.

The comment should consist only of the words Office 365 or Xbox Game Pass. If you are interested in both, you can write both in the same comment.

Please leave only one comment per person.

You can only win one code, sorry.

Comments left before 1 pm ET today (Friday) or after 1 pm tomorrow (Saturday) will be discarded.

PS: I will post when the Microsoft hardware arrives so we can give that away as well. Thanks! –Paul

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  • david.thunderbird

    04 January, 2019 - 11:19 am

    <p>Will any of this stuff work on Linux?</p><p><br></p><p>Stirs pot throws in veggies while stirring. </p>

    • evox81

      Premium Member
      05 January, 2019 - 1:12 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#390838">In reply to david.thunderbird:</a></em></blockquote><p>You can redeem the product codes in a browser on Linux.</p>

  • hometoy

    04 January, 2019 - 11:23 am

    <p>Cool.</p>

  • MikeGalos

    04 January, 2019 - 11:26 am

    <p>What comment should you put in if you want to win hardware but not product keys?</p>

    • simont

      Premium Member
      04 January, 2019 - 12:17 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#390844">In reply to MikeGalos:</a></em></blockquote><p>Wait until there is a hardware giveaway. If you you read properly, it says this is code codes only.</p>

  • tj

    04 January, 2019 - 11:35 am

    <p>I know "you can only win one code, sorry."</p><p>But does winning a CODE disqualify you from later winning a Surface Go or Surface Headphone?</p>

    • Paul Thurrott

      Premium Member
      04 January, 2019 - 12:10 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#390867">In reply to tj:</a></em></blockquote><p>No.</p>

  • wvds

    04 January, 2019 - 11:38 am

    <p>Office 365</p>

  • cchubbuck

    04 January, 2019 - 12:04 pm

    <p>Wow.</p><p><br></p><p>I don't think anyone commenting actually read Paul's post.</p>

  • Josephdaher

    04 January, 2019 - 1:15 pm

    <p><em>Office 365</em></p><p><em>Xbox Game Pass</em></p>

  • franklyray

    Premium Member
    04 January, 2019 - 1:23 pm

    <p><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Office 365</em></p>

  • cwfinn

    Premium Member
    04 January, 2019 - 1:25 pm

    <p>Office 365</p>

  • lltcna12

    04 January, 2019 - 1:39 pm

    <p>excited to see who wins office 365 home</p>

  • wluck

    Premium Member
    04 January, 2019 - 1:39 pm

    <p>Office 365 Home</p><p><br></p><p>Thank You Paul for all that you do.</p>

  • lltcna12

    04 January, 2019 - 1:40 pm

    <p>office 365 but my post is not showing up </p>

  • RaphaelB

    04 January, 2019 - 1:57 pm

    <p><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Office 365</em></p>

  • tom_james

    Premium Member
    04 January, 2019 - 2:48 pm

    <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Office 365</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Xbox Game Pass</span></p>

  • bburris54

    04 January, 2019 - 2:56 pm

    <p><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Office 365</em></p>

  • tom_james

    Premium Member
    04 January, 2019 - 3:03 pm

    <p>Oops – now I see that the comment DOESN'T go here. I should read a little slower, I guess…</p>

  • drewonbass

    04 January, 2019 - 3:09 pm

    <p><em>Office 365</em></p>

  • fauveld

    04 January, 2019 - 4:09 pm

    <p>office 365</p>

  • raburnettmcse

    04 January, 2019 - 4:33 pm

    <p>I love this podcast. Keep up the great work! </p>

  • Lerch

    Premium Member
    04 January, 2019 - 5:38 pm

    <p>I assume hardware is US only? This is correct? I'm in Australia, can I enter the hardware comp?</p>

    • simont

      Premium Member
      05 January, 2019 - 12:08 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#391519">In reply to Lerch:</a></em></blockquote><p>US Only. Paul has to pay for the shipping and shipping to Australia is expensive</p>

  • HowGozit

    Premium Member
    04 January, 2019 - 5:47 pm

    <p>Office 365</p>

  • Cubkyle

    Premium Member
    04 January, 2019 - 7:30 pm

    <p>Office 365</p>

  • solomonrex

    04 January, 2019 - 7:31 pm

    <p>Xbox Game Pass</p>

  • andrewsc1

    Premium Member
    04 January, 2019 - 7:35 pm

    <p><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Xbox Game Pass</em></p>

  • agizmo

    04 January, 2019 - 8:13 pm

    <p>Office 365</p>

  • ns17

    04 January, 2019 - 10:00 pm

    <p>Surface go …..</p>

  • ruger112

    04 January, 2019 - 10:55 pm

    <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Xbox Game Pass</span></p>

  • Illusive_Man

    04 January, 2019 - 11:18 pm

    <p>Xbox Game Pass</p>

  • carlmess

    04 January, 2019 - 11:22 pm

    <p>XBox Game Pass</p>

  • davtre

    04 January, 2019 - 11:48 pm

    <p><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Office 365 &amp; xbox game pass</em></p>

  • UbelhorJ

    Premium Member
    05 January, 2019 - 12:42 am

    <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">XBox 365 Hall Pass</span></p>

  • scootch

    05 January, 2019 - 2:22 am

    <p><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Office 365 &amp; xbox game pass</em></p>

  • Saeed212

    05 January, 2019 - 3:12 am

    <p>Xbox game pass</p>

  • john13123

    05 January, 2019 - 4:37 am

    <p><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">xbox game pass</em></p>

  • griffk

    Premium Member
    05 January, 2019 - 5:02 am

    <p><br></p><p>Office 365</p><p>Xbox Game Pass</p>

  • Simard57

    05 January, 2019 - 5:46 am

    <p>Office 365</p><p><br></p><p>Xbox Game Pass</p>

  • chuck willemsen

    Premium Member
    05 January, 2019 - 7:28 am

    <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Office 365</span></p>

  • Mikeman450

    Premium Member
    05 January, 2019 - 10:58 am

    <p>game pass</p><p><br></p>

  • aamirica

    05 January, 2019 - 11:13 am

    <p><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Xbox Game Pass</em></p>

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