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On Wed, 18 May 2011 20:43:43 +0100 tom wrote: > On 18/05/11 19:46, Simon Waters wrote: > > On 18/05/11 13:57, JOHN DAVEY wrote: > >> It didn't sound like something Microsoft would do. > > Why not? I know we complain about their business practices a lot, > > but they do do corporate giving. > > > > Often it is software they donate which costs them nothing to give > > except potential lost revenue. > I'm not sure about that: I have a relative who runs a charity that > has received what appeared to be a massive donation in terms of free > software from MS. But it looks like they will have to pay to > 'upgrade'. So no lost revenue there - in fact a few thousand sales > when one considers they were considering going FLOSS. > Tom te tom te tom Are the upgrades mandatory? Surely there is still plenty of opportunity for them to pursue the FLOSS route? Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq