You know, I was happy to ignore this, safe in the rest-of-world region that misses out on most things.
But then I saw this:
Chris - Moderator:It was an e-mail letter, and no worries if you didn't get it, you will. It applies to everyone, non-US people don't worry.
And then, rightly or wrongly, I tied it back to previous comment (from the UK):
stepfaul:I know what you mean about the time limit, You have to claim your free copy of Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 within thirty days. Still I think it's a nice gesture.
And then, almost certainly wrongly, I got that little bit excited...
Win7 Ultimate RTM x86 | AMD64X2 3600+ | 3Gb Ram | 4Tb HDD | ATI4650 | Hauppauge PVR150 - Virgin Media cable | Pinnacle 3010ix - Freeview DVB-T | Pig ugly big black case | Xbox 360 wired extender