Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> Will Microsoft's Katrina Goodwill Go Bad?
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> | The first benefit really goes to Microsoft and its reseller partners rather
> | than to the larger group of small businesses seeking aid. What kind of
> | hurricane relief is that?
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> http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/business_applications/will_microsofts_katrina_goodwill_go_bad.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
> http://tinyurl.com/2neepw
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| To get the one year of free licensing, small businesses must make a
| three-year commitment to subscribe to Microsoft's Open Value
| volume-licensing program. Small businesses generally don't purchase
| software through volume licensing, and Open Value has a rocky
| record wooing small business subscribers. One way to look at this:
| Microsoft is using the one-year license giveaway to increase Open
| Value adoption among small businesses ravaged by the hurricanes.
| That's goodwill?
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Only a company like Microsoft could exploit human suffering of for
money. How can anyone, in good conscience, stand by such a company?
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K.
http://slated.org
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