Subj : Re: Big Tech Political Co
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Ron L.
Date : Wed Aug 20 2025 07:17 am

-=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

RL> At a previous company, they complained about the price of Microsoft
RL> Office and their license terms.  I asked why they didn't go with
RL> OpenOffice (Libre Office wasn't out at the time).  I was met with quiet
RL> stares but no answer.

AT> Maybe Microsoft has a rebate system with CEOs. "Waste the company's
AT> money on our crap, and we'll send a check to your house."

That's what it looked like to me.  We did find out that the company did had a
large chunk of Microsoft stock for the pension plan.  But that's all we could
really find out.

So we were never sure if it was a "No one ever got fired for going with
Microsoft" or something more unethical.


... I may be wrong, but I'm never in doubt!
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