Laughing Squid is auctioning off the controversial Acer Ferrari 1000 laptop that came with a copy of Windows Vista sent to them by Microsoft, AMD and Edelman. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to EFF.

Previously, Microsoft, AMD and Edelman had given out these Acer Ferrari 1000 laptops pre-loaded with Windows Vista to select A-list Bloggers. These included Brandon LeBlanc, Scott Beale, Barb Bowman, Mauricio Freitas, Mitch Denny, Zen Heavengames and some more.

Aaron Coldiron from the Windows Vista Team commented -

“Full disclosure - while I hope you will blog about your experience with the pc, you don’t have to. Also, you are welcome to send the machine back to us after you are done playing with it, or you can give it away on your site, or you can keep it. My recommendation is that you give it away on your site.”

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