Thoughts on this "charity" and the method?

[Reason]

Thoughts on this "charity" and the method?

http://www.browserforthebetter.com

[revolutionisnow]

You don't have to use the browser, just download it and delete it. I think the marketing method will probably work though, and we will see much more of this type.

[nayjevin]

Board of directors:

http://feedingamerica.org/about-us/board-directors.aspx

[pcosmar]

It's marketing, Not "Charity".
I'll say this for Micro$oft, They have Great Marketing. Unfortunately they are selling a crappy product.
They are pushing their IE, first 7 and now 8, and have been losing market share since they were forced to compete.(anti monopoly Law suits)

[ClayTrainor]

It's marketing, Not "Charity".


Thats' the beauty of capitalism. Free-markets and charity act in unison with eachother, because there is demand for helping the poor and needy. We don't need to steal from taxpayers to accomplish this, we need more incentives like Microsoft just presented. This can also just be written off as a marketing expense. Their business will improve (if the product is valuable), they will create jobs, and donate to charity. Win, win, win!!! :D



I'll say this for Micro$oft, They have Great Marketing. Unfortunately they are selling a crappy product.
Microsoft has a lot of good products as well.


They are pushing their IE, first 7 and now 8, and have been losing market share since they were forced to compete.(anti monopoly Law suits)


What do you mean forced to compete? Hasn't microsoft always had a boatload of competitors in the past and present? Did they really have a monopoly on computer technology? Was firefox not allowed to compete until the law suit?

I'm confused at how anyone can think Microsoft was a monopoly, unless they were in bed with government. Computer technology is highly competitive, and has been for some time. Bill Gates was just way ahead of the curve for many years, but i'm not sure how Microsoft can be viewed as a monopoly.

[pcosmar]

I'm confused at how anyone can think Microsoft was a monopoly, unless they were in bed with government. Computer technology is highly competitive, and has been for some time. Bill Gates was just way ahead of the curve for many years, but i'm not sure how Microsoft can be viewed as a monopoly.

Just for quick reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Microsoft_competition_case

There is much information available on this, as well as to how Gates "acquired" some of the software and patents.
I don't care personally for their business practices (read the EULA) or their product. But do recognize that they have marketed it well.
So well that many do not even know that there are alternatives.