Microsoft Donates Windows 8.1 To Nonprofit Organizations 224
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."
Re:How white of Microsoft! (Score:5, 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...
Charity? Or PR? (Score:2, Funny)
The real goal is "we want more people to choose to accept windows 8.x than would rather accept herpes"
I wonder (Score:5, Funny)
will the FSF be signing up for this?
In related news... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:How white of Microsoft! (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!
This is a very good move from Microsoft (Score:4, 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.
Re:Windows 8.x is horrible! (Score:2, 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.
Please, don't give Win8.1 to the needy (Score:4, Funny)
Didn't they suffer enough already?