Microsoft Pushes For Gay Marriage In Washington State

New submitter plsenjy writes "An article in the Atlantic outlines how Microsoft Corp. has submitted its support for a Washington State provision allowing gay couples to marry. Citing the company's inability to compete for top talent in the face of discrimination, Microsoft joins other firms such as Nike and Vulcan to effectively change moral policy from the top-down."

Comments

First Bing, now this?

[MrEricSir]

Quit copying Google, and get some original ideas, Microsoft.

(Seriously though, more companies should be fighting for their employees.)

Re:First Bing, now this?

[formfeed]

I agree that companies should look out for their employees but for issues as evenly split between left and right as this one, I wonder if they will deter as many potential employees as entice new ones.

Evenly split? You assume that educated straight males are as homophobic as uneducated straight males. And if MS can deter the latter, all the better for their HR department.

Well, they are trying...

[Chrisq]

Well, they are trying to entice apple fanbois to switch to Microsoft. This is a logical marketing move

I see the trick!

[p0p0]

They want to legalize it so that in the Windows 8 EULA they can legally marry anyone, and if you install another OS it'll be considered cheating and they can divorce you and take half your stuff!
It's a new form of vendor lock-in.

Those clever bastards.

Re:Glad to see Microsoft taking this position

[Anonymous Coward]

Just the other day I was thinking that New Gingrich could be the first candidate to get the endorsements of polyamarous and religious right. Strange bedfellows indeed!

Followed by the fact that the Mormon is the one with only one wife. I find that highly amusing.

We've got a guy who can hardly talk, a guy who has multiple wifes, a guy who wants to turn the country upside down; but we can't vote for the Romney guy becasue... Mormons are weird? I've been around these guys, they ain't weird. They aren't even intersting.

Re:I get so tired of this.....

[Anonymous Coward]

"After all, that's what married people do"

Apparently you're not very familiar with married couples. ; )

Re:Corporate Power

[Sponge Bath]

Politicians have never worked for the people.

But corporations are people, and politicians work for corporations.

Re:Glad to see Microsoft taking this position

[DigiShaman]

Having children from a marriage is a goal. Not a requirement. As far as infertile couples are concerned, miracles are know for happening. There's been at least one documented case of virginal conception. His name was Jesus Christ.