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Microsoft Donates Windows 8.1 To Nonprofit Organizations

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-get-a-copy-and-you-get-a-copy... dept.

An anonymous reader writes in with good news for Windows loving nonprofits and libraries. "Microsoft today announced the availability of Windows 8.1 for nonprofits. The move is an extension of the company's nod to the nonprofit community with the launch Windows 8. The announcement means eligible nonprofit organizations and public libraries can request Windows 8.1 through Microsoft's software donation program."

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  1. Re:How white of Microsoft! by supremebob · · Score: 4, Funny

    They should throw in some "free" Surface RT tablets while they are at it. It seems that they have a few thousand of them to spare...

  2. Charity? Or PR? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The real goal is "we want more people to choose to accept windows 8.x than would rather accept herpes"

  3. I wonder by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    will the FSF be signing up for this?

  4. In related news... by sarkeizen · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...rattlesnake ranchers donate dozens of specimens to local playgrounds.

  5. Re:How white of Microsoft! by WaywardGeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am sure you just can't wait for the Windows 8.1 update! Just imagine how happy we'll all be! After all the outrage and frustration over Windows 8 losing it's "start" menu, Windows 8.1 is here to save the day! Now, that old start menu that used to do something useless... listing all of your applications so you could find them... has been replaced! Now it takes you directly to the Metro UI, where you can barf all over your keyboard! Happy day!

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  6. This is a very good move from Microsoft by jkrise · · Score: 3, Funny

    First they donate it to non-profits
    Then they donate it to schools
    Then to universities
    Then to the hospitals
    Then to the politicians
    Then to the developers ... ...
    Finally they donate to the existing Windows XP users.

    But nobody is interested; not even the pirates; since nobody wants to be infected with Windows 8.x.

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  7. Re:Windows 8.x is horrible! by ahabswhale · · Score: 1, Funny

    Wow, I'm trying to figure out how you could be more of a blatant Micorsoft shill but I can't think of anything.

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  8. Please, don't give Win8.1 to the needy by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

    Didn't they suffer enough already?

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