It's clear from the bulk of the messages I received that many feel that Microsoft is more concerned about the financial bottom line than about computer users. Your recent columns on this subject have been outstanding. You have brought into sharp focus an often fuzzy issue, and are to be commended for your clear thinking and fine writing. Historically, people are seldom given laurels for speaking the truth. And I expect you will meet a resistance equal to the force of your words.
Billionaires can buy one hell of a lot of resistance.
But you moved me to write my senators, and I know I'm not alone. I want to think that your idea will be carried into action by the sheer force of common sense. But even if not, I want you to know it's goddamn refreshing to hear somebody speak a plain and simple truth. Certainly made my day. As a reporter covering legal affairs in the early 1980s, I saw first hand what corporate responsibility means.