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Off Topic: Strange VMWare Contest Rules

This has to go down as one of the strangest requirements for a contest ever.  Check out the official rules for VMWare's contest to win an iPhone.  In section 4 "Selection of Winner" it states

"Canadian residents, if selected as a winner, must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question in order to receive a prize."

Apparently VMWare wants to make sure they are giving the iPhone to "educated" Canadians.

Here is a link to the actual pdf on their site for those that want to see it with their own eyes.

http://campaign.vmware.com/docs/Legal_Copy_1939.pdf

I have to believe that this was a joke and someone forgot to remove it...regardless it is definitely odd and very funny.

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Published Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:13 PM by gstark

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Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:32 PM by Michael K. Campbell

# re: Off Topic: Strange VMWare Contest Rules

Yeah, that is a bit strange.

It could, though, be some sort of viral thing - designed to be just odd/strange enough that people forward it on to friends and so on to create viral marketing.

Thursday, January 10, 2008 7:11 PM by gstark

# re: Off Topic: Strange VMWare Contest Rules

After reading further apparently this some sort of canadian law....see article here...

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/01/72511

One of the GOOFIEST things I have ever heard.

Thursday, January 10, 2008 7:36 PM by Jason

# re: Off Topic: Strange VMWare Contest Rules

Yes, it is indeed a goofy law thing, I have seen that requirement on other contests / drawings in the past.

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