Microsoft Reversal

[lsanderson]

Microsoft to Support Gay-Rights Bill, C.E.O. Says
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 5:17 p.m. ET

"SEATTLE (AP) -- After being criticized for quietly dropping support for a state gay rights bill, Microsoft Corp. chief executive Steve Ballmer told employees Friday that management would publicly back such legislation in the future.

Ballmer's commitment came two weeks after activists accused the company of caving to pressure from an evangelical pastor who had threatened to launch a nationwide boycott of the software company."

Comments

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

I find it difficult to believe that Microsoft would be worried about what some evangelist says. What are they going to do, tell all the blue-haired 80-year-old ladies to install Linux instead? He, and his flock, probably think that Linux is the little cartoon kid with the security blanket.

Apple?

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

I guess Apple isn't exactly on the bigot train either...