Comments on: Microsoft donates $100,000 to protect gay rights in Washington http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/07/microsoft-donates-100000-to-protect-gay-rights-in-washington/ News, reviews and comment from Europe's largest gay news service Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:49:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hodge Podge http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/07/microsoft-donates-100000-to-protect-gay-rights-in-washington/#comment-76306 Hodge Podge Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:30:04 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/07/microsoft-donates-100000-to-protect-gay-rights-in-washington/#comment-76306 Meh, I'm still gonna use Ubuntu. Meh, I’m still gonna use Ubuntu.

]]> By: Mithos http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/07/microsoft-donates-100000-to-protect-gay-rights-in-washington/#comment-76249 Mithos Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:09:23 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/07/microsoft-donates-100000-to-protect-gay-rights-in-washington/#comment-76249 Good for them. To be fair its not like any homophobic's will be clever enough to go buy a Mac anyway. Good for them. To be fair its not like any homophobic’s will be clever enough to go buy a Mac anyway.

]]> By: Tigra 07 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/07/microsoft-donates-100000-to-protect-gay-rights-in-washington/#comment-76184 Tigra 07 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:12:50 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/07/microsoft-donates-100000-to-protect-gay-rights-in-washington/#comment-76184 Have they really donated? There hasn't been a website set up to boycott Microsoft in America yet Have they really donated?
There hasn’t been a website set up to boycott Microsoft in America yet

]]> By: Simon Murphy http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/07/microsoft-donates-100000-to-protect-gay-rights-in-washington/#comment-76151 Simon Murphy Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:44:23 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/07/microsoft-donates-100000-to-protect-gay-rights-in-washington/#comment-76151 Microsoft made equally generous campaign contributions to the Democrat and Republican campaign in the last US presidential election. Microsoft made equally generous campaign contributions to the Democrat and Republican campaign in the last US presidential election.

]]> By: Simon Murphy http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/07/microsoft-donates-100000-to-protect-gay-rights-in-washington/#comment-76150 Simon Murphy Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:41:50 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/07/microsoft-donates-100000-to-protect-gay-rights-in-washington/#comment-76150 Good for Microsoft. Although we must remember that despite this generous gesture Microsoft is a multi-billion dollar industry which has faced controversy in the past for making financial contribution to homophobic candidates and constituencies. That's the nature of the massive multinationals - build some good PR by supporting 1 side of 1 issue but make a similar contribution to the opposite side elsewhere. They are covering their bases. The homophobes are as important as the gay people to Microsoft's profits after all. Nevertheless in this instance I think they are doing good. Good for Microsoft.

Although we must remember that despite this generous gesture Microsoft is a multi-billion dollar industry which has faced controversy in the past for making financial contribution to homophobic candidates and constituencies.

That’s the nature of the massive multinationals – build some good PR by supporting 1 side of 1 issue but make a similar contribution to the opposite side elsewhere.

They are covering their bases. The homophobes are as important as the gay people to Microsoft’s profits after all.

Nevertheless in this instance I think they are doing good.

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