Prizes!

[JohnY79]

UMM...ok...has ANYONE gotten any notification about a prize???

I don't think anyones heard yet :(

[GF3]

GF3 - Do employees get to ride the plane? If successful, how many launches can the plane handle in a year? Thanks

Hmmmm... well this issue is brought up a lot... As you can imagine everyone that works here is really excited for it to fly and they ALL REALLY WANT TO GO UP. Like I said we have to do about 6 months of test flights before we can do a commercial (or paid customer flight) so there have been ideas of employees, senior management, investors etc. to be going up in this time period. Nothing is in stone or decided but we have the philosophy here that if we are making the trips might as well get people involve in the company in some form a trip to space. You really don't need 6 months to test fly its is a bit over kill so a lot of flights will really serve no purpose these flights are the ones that are possible for some in house trips.

Ideally we are looking at and fully capable of doing two flights a week and this is taking into consideration maintenance and many other aspects of regular flight requirements. But we will probably keep it to 60 flights a year. You can understand why if you understand the idea of supply and demand and not over working the horse. We also will building more then one space craft.

I don't think anyones heard yet :(

As far as I know the winners have been contacted but there is no official announcement until Monday and the winners maybe under contract to not talk about it until that date.

Edited February 6, 2007 by GF3

[akitakoi]

As far as I know the winners have been contacted but there is no official announcement until Monday and the winners maybe under contract to not talk about it until that date.

Ughhhh. Oh well maybe next time. :pinch:

If it is true that the winners have been notified can someone please give us a "clue"?

Edited February 6, 2007 by akitakoi

[autter211]

I just recieved an email from AMD saying....

Also, check out our home page at www.amd.com and you will see a box

congratulating you. If you don't see it on the first landing, keep

refreshing until it appears.

I just thought I would let you all know, in case you were interested.

[Alamodefender]

Oh well, that about crushes all hope.

[DaveLegg Developer]

I just recieved an email from AMD saying....

Also, check out our home page at www.amd.com and you will see a box

congratulating you. If you don't see it on the first landing, keep

refreshing until it appears.

I just thought I would let you all know, in case you were interested.

And here it is:

[Shadow XL]

I just recieved an email from AMD saying....

Also, check out our home page at www.amd.com and you will see a box

congratulating you. If you don't see it on the first landing, keep

refreshing until it appears.

I just thought I would let you all know, in case you were interested.

yours is just the meta tho right?

[autter211]

yours is just the meta tho right?

Yes

[acybersleuth]

again, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

[Glitchrf]

GF3, how many people did you try to contact, before you got in contact with the person that eventually won the trip?

[GF3]

GF3, how many people did you try to contact, before you got in contact with the person that eventually won the trip?

I have no part in picking the winners. Microsoft is responsible for the selection of winners. I also have no idea how many people they tried, how many times they tried, or any info on the selection process. Sorry buddy. I can ask the Microsoft guys when they get here this weekend. If they can answer that question I will let you know. Wish I could have been involved in that it would have been really exciting and fun to do.

[GF3]

Oh well, that about crushes all hope.

You can still win a trip on the XP our plane as well as several other space and scholarships prizes at http://www.freespaceshot.com/

They are also giving away a trip around the moon. It is one of our projects we are working on right now. :) FYI it isn't that far away from completion. Bet that get you excited... Please don't ask because I can't say more.

[GF3]

I have no part in picking the winners. Microsoft is responsible for the selection of winners. I also have no idea how many people they tried, how many times they tried, or any info on the selection process. Sorry buddy. I can ask the Microsoft guys when they get here this weekend. If they can answer that question I will let you know. We do not know WHO the winner is, or WHERE they are from. We don?t know ANYTHING. All we know is the information we all got from the people who have come forward and said they won on the forums. I don't know any specifics. When i say I will relay information about winners I mean pictures info and names that I can get at the Official announcement on MONDAY. Thats all i can say about that because thats all microsoft will let out. I love there secrecy its sexy. Wish I could have been involved in that it would have been really exciting and fun to do.

[agentleman]

Oh well, that about crushes all hope.

Well, that's just for the AMD/Meta prize. As far as we know, they are supposed to have awarded the 491 other prizes, but it will be pretty darned strange if no other Neowinian wins.

Maybe they have to be quiet until an announcement is made...otherwise I am hoping that the prizes are being announced via snail-mail, which is why it is taking so freakin' long.

Congrats again Audrey, and here's to hope for the rest of us!!!

[autter211]

Well, that's just for the AMD/Meta prize. As far as we know, they are supposed to have awarded the 491 other prizes, but it will be pretty darned strange if no other Neowinian wins.

Maybe they have to be quiet until an announcement is made...otherwise I am hoping that the prizes are being announced via snail-mail, which is why it is taking so freakin' long.

Congrats again Audrey, and here's to hope for the rest of us!!!

Thank you.

My paperwork came via DHL, so keep your eye out those yellow trucks too.

[matthewlefflercomputer]

Thank you.

My paperwork came via DHL, so keep your eye out those yellow trucks too.

What was the return address of your package and how long did it take after they contacted you by telephone before you got the package?

[agentleman]

Thank you.

My paperwork came via DHL, so keep your eye out those yellow trucks too.

Will do! I just wonder if the regular awards are being handled the same way as yours. They were pretty fast in sending you emails and following up with the paperwork. Still, I'll keep looking for the yellow trucks. Thanks for the head's up.

[autter211]

What was the return address of your package and how long did it take after they contacted you by telephone before you got the package?

It came from Marden-Kane.

The package was sent overnight. Email on Tuesday, Phone call Wednesday, Paperwork on Thursday morning.

Will do! I just wonder if the regular awards are being handled the same way as yours. They were pretty fast in sending you emails and following up with the paperwork. Still, I'll keep looking for the yellow trucks. Thanks for the head's up.

Yeah, that part was fast, but we are still waiting to see what they can fit on the chip.

[peakusedcars.ca]

Hmmmm... well this issue is brought up a lot... As you can imagine everyone that works here is really excited for it to fly and they ALL REALLY WANT TO GO UP. Like I said we have to do about 6 months of test flights before we can do a commercial (or paid customer flight) so there have been ideas of employees, senior management, investors etc. to be going up in this time period. Nothing is in stone or decided but we have the philosophy here that if we are making the trips might as well get people involve in the company in some form a trip to space. You really don't need 6 months to test fly its is a bit over kill so a lot of flights will really serve no purpose these flights are the ones that are possible for some in house trips.

Ideally we are looking at and fully capable of doing two flights a week and this is taking into consideration maintenance and many other aspects of regular flight requirements. But we will probably keep it to 60 flights a year. You can understand why if you understand the idea of supply and demand and not over working the horse. We also will building more then one space craft.

As far as I know the winners have been contacted but there is no official announcement until Monday and the winners maybe under contract to not talk about it until that date.

With the original being a four-seater, has there been any talk of having an A380 version in the future (well maybe not that big :woot: )? Have fun on the test flights!

[coolcat12]

Sees as people who have posted earlier in the thread didnt reply yet. Maybe they won and cant say it? :p

[troist]

i expect people aren't allowed to say if they've won prizes or not yet... although the fact that there are no leaks seems a bit strange. nonetheless, someone from neowin must've won, i expect quite a few people on here will have won one of the runner-up prizes.

[asdfoi83wyrl]

Hey, I got a package from DHL yesterday that I didn't bother to look at until this evening. It was notifying me that I won the "First Prize" (not the trip to space, the one where I could choose a computer), and to claim it I'd need to fill out stuff.

Pretty cools.

If I have time later today I'll post some pics.

[peakusedcars.ca]

Hopefully they are sending all notifications out by courier or snail-mail, which would explain why they are waiting until Monday to release the names. It would allow sufficient time for most winners to receive notification. Then again it could be just wishful thinking on my part, as I have not received anything...

Where did the "First Prize" DHL package come from?

[asdfoi83wyrl]

It came from Marden-Kane.

The package was sent overnight. Email on Tuesday, Phone call Wednesday, Paperwork on Thursday morning.

Yeah, that part was fast, but we are still waiting to see what they can fit on the chip.

Marden-Kane here, too, I think -- I don't have the package with me at the moment. I got no email or phone call; at least I never answered one.

[peakusedcars.ca]

Marden-Kane here, too, I think -- I don't have the package with me at the moment. I got no email or phone call; at least I never answered one.

Marden-Kane has their head office in New York and a regional office in Illinois. If it took from last Friday (Feb 2) to yesterday for notification to get to Jason in Illinois, then I think (hope) there is still a chance...