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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. .. by BrianGa · · Score: 0, Troll

    First Fedex, now Microsoft?

  2. Re:No... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah. Get those American Heart Association adverts out of there too!

  3. Though people will probably disagree by Techi · · Score: 1, Troll

    I think this is the first time I have seen a commercial product in no way related to mail advertised in a post office. Microsoft is now using the government to advertise its products. There is a distinct difference between something like this, and simply mailing a CD to you. This makes it seems like the USPS, and hence the federal government, is trying to sell you Microsoft products. This is very disturbing.

    --
    "You think that's air you're breathing now?"
  4. I'm shocked by Shoeboy · · Score: 1, Troll

    Shocked to find advertising going on here. The next thing you know I'll be getting unsolicited commercial snail mail from local retailers. This must be stopped!

    From now on I'm only buying from companies that don't advertise or give away freebies. Novell is probably the best bet. They've shown a complete inability to market Netware for years now.

    --Shoeboy

  5. Re:Creative Crime. by J'raxis · · Score: 2, Troll
    Looks like you're trying to be funny on Slashdot! Office assistant can help you be a better karma whore! What would you like to do?
    • Worship Linux
    • Bash Microsoft some more
    • Try to get a first post
    • Claim *BSD is dying
    • Close this window
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    Liberty in your lifetime
  6. Re:not only that by CaptainSuperBoy · · Score: 1, Troll

    There's nothing illegal about USPS partnering with Microsoft. What IS illegal, is if some company other than USPS delivers first class mail to you. That's a federal crime. The postal service, if it lost its artificial monopoly, would last about a week in the free market. Do you really think they could compete with FedEx and UPS? Efficiency is EVERYTHING with those companies. If FedEx moved all that volume of first class mail, a letter would cost ten cents to mail, get there in two days, and be trackable.