Microsoft dot Gov
“It really represents something almost unprecedented. What we’re seeing Microsoft do is in effect privately assume the role that historically the federal government and the states have played.” Microsoft will make $500 million available to help build affordable housing in Seattle. (That doesn’t make up for IE 6, but it’s a start.) It’s a good move. But it’s also a role usually played by government. NYT Upshot: Microsoft’s Leap Into Housing Illuminates Government’s Retreat.