Comments on: Microsoft donates $100 k for gay partners effort http://www.365gay.com/news/microsoft-donates-100-k-for-gay-partners-effort/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Dr. Peter http://www.365gay.com/news/microsoft-donates-100-k-for-gay-partners-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-74150 Dr. Peter Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:26:01 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10019#comment-74150 Good for Bill Gates (especially for his wife, Melinda). We need every penny to win this one. For that matter, we need every penny to win all our Civil Rights. Respectfully Good for Bill Gates (especially for his wife, Melinda). We need every penny to win this one. For that matter, we need every penny to win all our Civil Rights.
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]]> By: Kari http://www.365gay.com/news/microsoft-donates-100-k-for-gay-partners-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-74096 Kari Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:52:16 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10019#comment-74096 Christopher Emery: Linux can run on basically any hardware. Interface-wise, Linux can look like Windows, a Mac, a Solaris machine or pretty much anything else, or be completely unique, depending on the user's preferences. Heck, I know people who only use the terminal in Linux (or use a graphical environment only so they can have more terminals) because they're more comfortable with it. Christopher Emery: Linux can run on basically any hardware. Interface-wise, Linux can look like Windows, a Mac, a Solaris machine or pretty much anything else, or be completely unique, depending on the user’s preferences.

Heck, I know people who only use the terminal in Linux (or use a graphical environment only so they can have more terminals) because they’re more comfortable with it.

]]> By: Christopher A Emery http://www.365gay.com/news/microsoft-donates-100-k-for-gay-partners-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-74091 Christopher A Emery Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:25:44 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10019#comment-74091 random i know but, i have never even seen a linux computer, no clue what it looks like or runs like lol. random i know but, i have never even seen a linux computer, no clue what it looks like or runs like lol.

]]> By: Kari http://www.365gay.com/news/microsoft-donates-100-k-for-gay-partners-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-74087 Kari Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:49:37 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10019#comment-74087 Drewski: That would be hilarious. Especially since the Linux community is extremely left-wing both in terms of how it views intellectual property and how it views social issues. Drewski: That would be hilarious. Especially since the Linux community is extremely left-wing both in terms of how it views intellectual property and how it views social issues.

]]> By: footwork61 http://www.365gay.com/news/microsoft-donates-100-k-for-gay-partners-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-74083 footwork61 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:31:11 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10019#comment-74083 I don’t think MS is supporting this because of customer loyalty, since they treat their customers with all the disdain they can muster from my experience as both an individual and corporate customer. I think their real motivation is to make the state where 20,000 or so of its employees are located an attractive place to the best and brightest potential employees. Anecdotal evidence shows that tech companies attract a higher-than-average number of GLBT people. It only stands to reason that, if you want fabulous software, you need to attract fabulous people. I don’t think MS is supporting this because of customer loyalty, since they treat their customers with all the disdain they can muster from my experience as both an individual and corporate customer.

I think their real motivation is to make the state where 20,000 or so of its employees are located an attractive place to the best and brightest potential employees. Anecdotal evidence shows that tech companies attract a higher-than-average number of GLBT people. It only stands to reason that, if you want fabulous software, you need to attract fabulous people.

]]> By: Drewski http://www.365gay.com/news/microsoft-donates-100-k-for-gay-partners-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-74080 Drewski Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:16:18 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10019#comment-74080 I seem to remember the same Microsoft doing a flip-flop on a gay issue a couple of years back. I hope they're not stupid/cowardly enough to repeat that mistake. It's also funny to imagine the gay-haters all swearing to boycott Windows---picture them all switching to Linux in a desperate attmept to avoid a sodomy-friendly operating system. I seem to remember the same Microsoft doing a flip-flop on a gay issue a couple of years back. I hope they’re not stupid/cowardly enough to repeat that mistake. It’s also funny to imagine the gay-haters all swearing to boycott Windows—picture them all switching to Linux in a desperate attmept to avoid a sodomy-friendly operating system.

]]> By: Jay http://www.365gay.com/news/microsoft-donates-100-k-for-gay-partners-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-74070 Jay Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:34:22 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10019#comment-74070 Very good news. Thank you, Microsoft. Very good news. Thank you, Microsoft.

]]> By: matt87 http://www.365gay.com/news/microsoft-donates-100-k-for-gay-partners-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-74065 matt87 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:21:08 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10019#comment-74065 Is Windows 7 out yet? I'm all the sudden motivated to grab a copy. In all seriousness, companies know the value of customer loyalty. Count me as one of them. Is Windows 7 out yet? I’m all the sudden motivated to grab a copy.

In all seriousness, companies know the value of customer loyalty. Count me as one of them.

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