Anyone receive their prizes?


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Got my Iriver Clix and Windows Vista Ultimate. This is actually a nice surprise they sent the Iriver Clix Gen 2 which must have just come out, it looks pretty sharp and even Cnet gave it high praise. I was going to sell it, but now I think I'm going to keep it as it may rival my Ipod Nano.

Awesome! That's exactly what I had hoped was going to happen. I have a 4gb nano, and was going to sell the clix if it was gen 1, but the gen2 ones actually look pretty nice. Is it the 4gb or 8gb model?

I'm psyched, mine should be arriving any day now....

Vanishing Point Winners and Fans,

First, congratulations to the almost 500 people from 11 different countries who won a prize in Vanishing Point. In total over $500,000 in prizes was won, by you - the community. You drove this game forward and clearly deserve the fame and fortune you won!

I know there has been some talk about the prizes for Vanishing Point. Some people have expressed elation at receiving their prizes, while other members of the community are wondering why some prizes haven?t been fulfilled. We hear you. The total number of prizes, people and countries adds complexity, and I share your frustration on how long it is taking to complete fulfillment. Let me tell you where we are and what to expect.

To date 97% of winners have been contacted and cleared. Some potential winners did not respond, and we?ve had to select alternates. For these alternates we are working with them to clear them as winners. This is why you may hear of someone who is just now receiving their affidavit.

96% of the winners have received at least some or all of their prize. Some parts of the prizes for our grand prize and first place winners have been delayed due to supply chain issues which we expect to be resolved very soon. In total, we expect all prizes to all cleared winners to be fulfilled in the next three weeks.

Finally, I?ve heard that some of you have had difficulty contacting MardenKane with questions at the MSInfo alias. I?ve talked with them, and they share this concern. They have agreed to respond to emails within 48 hours.

Again, congratulations to all the winners!

Aaron Coldiron (Microsoft Windows)

Vanishing Point Winners and Fans,

First, congratulations to the almost 500 people from 11 different countries who won a prize in Vanishing Point. In total over $500,000 in prizes was won, by you - the community. You drove this game forward and clearly deserve the fame and fortune you won!

Thanks Microsoft! I just wanted to let everyone know that I received my copy of Windows Vista Ultimate and my iRiver Clix gen2 in the mail today!

The contest was well worth it!!!

Vanishing Point Winners and Fans,

First, congratulations to the almost 500 people from 11 different countries who won a prize in Vanishing Point. In total over $500,000 in prizes was won, by you - the community. You drove this game forward and clearly deserve the fame and fortune you won!

Thank you for the information! :D I am one of the alternate first prize winners. I love my laptop, and I was really wondering about the other prizes. The contest was tons of fun! Thanks for the opportunity!

Sure it's nice to get the info...

but am I the only one who has noticed the parallels between fulfillment phase of this contest and the way a product release unfolds from Redmond?

I feel like I'm being "patched" here.

Oh, and MK hasn't responded to an email (or phone call) in 48 hours ever...

I love my Alienware prize, but... anyone care to guess what OS is running on the machine I am typing this on?

Vanishing Point Winners and Fans,

First, congratulations to the almost 500 people from 11 different countries who won a prize in Vanishing Point. In total over $500,000 in prizes was won, by you - the community. You drove this game forward and clearly deserve the fame and fortune you won!

I know there has been some talk about the prizes for Vanishing Point. Some people have expressed elation at receiving their prizes, while other members of the community are wondering why some prizes haven?t been fulfilled. We hear you. The total number of prizes, people and countries adds complexity, and I share your frustration on how long it is taking to complete fulfillment. Let me tell you where we are and what to expect.

To date 97% of winners have been contacted and cleared. Some potential winners did not respond, and we?ve had to select alternates. For these alternates we are working with them to clear them as winners. This is why you may hear of someone who is just now receiving their affidavit.

96% of the winners have received at least some or all of their prize. Some parts of the prizes for our grand prize and first place winners have been delayed due to supply chain issues which we expect to be resolved very soon. In total, we expect all prizes to all cleared winners to be fulfilled in the next three weeks.

Finally, I?ve heard that some of you have had difficulty contacting MardenKane with questions at the MSInfo alias. I?ve talked with them, and they share this concern. They have agreed to respond to emails within 48 hours.

Again, congratulations to all the winners!

Aaron Coldiron (Microsoft Windows)

How's that 48 hours thing working for anyone else?

I got what I thought was going to be the rest of my prize (the Xbox 360 accessories) on Monday morning, and wouldn't you know it, it wasn't correct. The hard drive and headset were fine, but the controller was wired instead of wireless. I emailed MSInfo and Erica 48 hours ago and I haven't heard anything back yet.

All I want is the prize I was promised!

How's that 48 hours thing working for anyone else?

I got what I thought was going to be the rest of my prize (the Xbox 360 accessories) on Monday morning, and wouldn't you know it, it wasn't correct. The hard drive and headset were fine, but the controller was wired instead of wireless. I emailed MSInfo and Erica 48 hours ago and I haven't heard anything back yet.

All I want is the prize I was promised!

i got the same thing. i was supposed to get a wireless controller for the 360, but instead i got a wired controller for windows :angry:. i sent an e-mail as well. no response yet.

:woot:

I received all of the rest of my prizes yesterday via UPS (No signature required!): 30GB Microsoft Zune digital media player, a Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming console, 20GB HDD, headset and controller, Microsoft Flight Simulator X, Zoo Tycoon 2, Age of Empires 3, a Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 web cam and Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007. I also received a wired microsoft controller instead of a wireless one. Although, I did recieve a wireless microphone for the computer that I wasn't expecting!

Well everyone. Just wanted to say that I have now received all of my prizes and I just have to say WOW to the monitor and the PC. The monitor is a 24" Dell Ultra Sharp widescreen monitor. Pretty sweet I have to say. The PC is a Dell Diminsion E521 with the AMD 64 X2 4400 processor, 2GB mem, 320 Gig HDD, ATI Radeon 1300 256MB video card with Vista Ultimate installed. All in all, not a bad system at all.

My alienware arrived just in time for the weekend :) Very impressed with it so far, the monitor is unbelievable :D I had some overheating issues with it but it turned out to be one of the fans being on the wrong way round lol. Thank you to MK. MS and AMD for ordering it via Alienware UK as well so didn't have any problems with cables and the like :D

Here's a piccy:

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I got what I thought was going to be the rest of my prize (the Xbox 360 accessories) on Monday morning, and wouldn't you know it, it wasn't correct. The hard drive and headset were fine, but the controller was wired instead of wireless. I emailed MSInfo and Erica 48 hours ago and I haven't heard anything back yet.

I received this email today from [email protected];

Dear Microsoft and AMD "Vanishing Point" Sweepstakes winner,

It has come to our attention that you have received an Xbox wired controller, instead of the Xbox wireless controller that was to be awarded to you as part of your Xbox prize. Please be advised that an order has been placed for an Xbox wireless controller, and shipment will take place within the next 1-3 weeks. We apologize again for any inconvenience. We'd be happy to forward tracking information to you upon request.

Sincerely,

Marden-Kane Inc.

You won and you're complaining? :laugh:

yup. the prize list said i was going to get a 360 premium. i got a core. they said 8 weeks for the prize. it's been like 5 months and i still haven't received all of it. e-mailing them sucks because they take so long to respond. probably would get a faster response if you send them regular mail.

don't get me wrong, i'm happy that i won. it's just the way they handled the prize distribution that upset me.

  • 3 weeks later...

i got this e-mail today, which i think is a bunch of bs

Dear Microsoft and AMD "Vanishing Point" Sweepstakes winner,

It has come to our attention that the Xbox wireless controller is on backorder. Please rest assured that we will continue to follow up on the order status and availability of the Xbox wireless controllers, and will provide you with periodic updates on its backorder status. We apologize again for any inconvenience. We will be happy to forward tracking information to you upon your request.

Sincerely,

Marden-Kane Inc.

I received this email today. :(

Dear Microsoft and AMD "Vanishing Point" Sweepstakes winner,

It has come to our attention that the Xbox wireless controller is on backorder. Please rest assured that we will continue to follow up on the order status and availability of the Xbox wireless controllers, and will provide you with periodic updates on its backorder status. We apologize again for any inconvenience. We will be happy to forward tracking information to you upon your request.

Sincerely,

Marden-Kane Inc.

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