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Microsoft Promotions Turn Up in USPS Offices

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the public-display-of-affection dept.

Several readers, like this Anonymous Coward, have written with links to a letter from Cliff Crouch on macintouch.com. "I stumbled across this letter submitted to a web site I frequent. Apparently Microsoft has promotional displays with free WindowsXP promotional software in U.S. Post Offices."

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  1. Its called advertising. by Restil · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    The USPS is a business like any other. Sure, they have some governmental influence, both ways, but if someone wants to pay them to put up posters.... why not?

    And besides.. asking clerks about it won't get you very far. I'm surprised that your post office wasn't so busy that the clerk actually had enough time to ask you if there was anything else you needed.

    -Restil

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  2. Coming and Going by Perdo · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    another example of f***ed government. You pay for a stamp to send mail. You pay for a box to receive mail. You subsidize spammy junk mail catalogs because companies get favorable bulk mail rates. And now you have to veiw adds while you stand in line or check your box.

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