Microsoft Gives Away Free Xbox With HP or Dell PC Purchase

It is not known whether Microsoft will make the same offer in Australia after students in the US who buy a new PC woth more than $699 were told that they will be given a free Xbox 360 with their purchase.Microsoft said that  students buying a new Windows 7 PC can also get a free Xbox 360 4GB console on the condition that they spend at least $699 with the likes of HP or Dell. 

Online ordering will require a .edu email address, or you can simply get the deal at a Best Buy or Microsoft Store.

 “Get ready to be the coolest kid on your dorm floor with a killer new Windows 7 PC and an Xbox 360 — all you really need for college,” the company says. Yes, being the coolest kid on your dorm floor: pretty much the definition of Higher Education.