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Steve Ballmer Responds to Discrimination Issue

Posted by Zonk on from the everyone-is-entitled-to-an-opinion dept.

sriram_2001 writes "In a long email to all Microsoft employees, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer laid out the reasons for Microsoft changing its stance to neutral on the anti-discrimination bill. He explains that Microsoft wanted to focus on fewer legislations and that the anti-discrimination bill was one of the bills that they didn't have the resources to follow. Also, far from caving in to Rev.Hutcherson, Microsoft told him to take a hike when he asked them to fire 2 employees for testifying during the legislation consideration period. He goes on to explain how though he personally supports the bill, a lot of employees and shareholders don't. Finally, he raises the question on whether corporations should get involved in social issues."

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  1. low resources by Sean+Clifford · · Score: 4, Funny
    the anti-discrimination bill was one of the bills that they didn't have the resources to follow

    So it's not just my PC that lacks resources.

  2. Though shalt have no other Godwin before me by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Even Hitler came to power using dubious but legal means" Tell me, if someone mentions Hitler in a forest, but no-one hears it, does it violate Godwin's Law?

    I prefer "Rube Godwin's Law": anytime someone comes up with an outlandish contraption, someone asks "But can you go back in time and kill Hitler with it?".

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    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
  3. Re:Why is this a question? by base_chakra · · Score: 5, Funny

    No they should not. They are not real persons, and by definitions have no interests except profits.

    Yes, large corporations should maintain their present trend of social unaccountability.

  4. Resources? by Darvin · · Score: 4, Funny

    The anti-discrimination bill was one of the bills that they didn't have the resources to follow. For a moment there, i thought that microsoft was a multi-billion doller company with huge and a vast number of signifigant influences that the corporation could use in helping this bill. My Bad.