M$ feeding Americans whilst monopolizing browser shares?

satrow · Aug 29, 2009

http://www.browserforthebetter.com/download.html

Only complete downloads of Windows® Internet Explorer® 8 through browserforthebetter.com from June 8, 2009 through September 30, 2009 qualify for the charitable donation to Feeding America®. Microsoft® is donating at least $1.15 per download, with a maximum of $2.30 per download by users of Windows® Internet Explorer® 6 after August 24, 2009, to Feeding America® up to a maximum of $1,000,000. Meals are used for illustrative purposes only. Meal conversion is effective until June 30th, 2010.
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LauraR · Aug 29, 2009

Are you saying MS giving to charity when people download their browser is somehow bad? :confused

Many retailers do the whole "shop at my store and we'll donate 10% of all sales to <insert charity here>" thing.

I don't see anything wrong with it.

Stubby · Aug 29, 2009

I'm going to have to echo Laura on this one. At least one large corporation is doing something for the hungry people of America. A country that, to my way of thinking, shouldn't have hungry or starving people in the first place. Sure, you have to download their IE, but at least the benefits from it are, to me, well worth it

Spad · Aug 30, 2009

I don't see a problem with it. This is a very common strategy in many markets.

Fred_G · Aug 30, 2009

Capitalists Pigs! :-D

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M$ feeding Americans whilst monopolizing browser shares?

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