[Osmf-talk] false Microsoft "big dollars" rumour

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 04/10/2012 12:11 AM, Steve Coast wrote:
>> "OSMF has not received any donations or support, monetary or
>> otherwise, from Microsoft" (adorned with language that says of
>> course the community is thankful for their imagery and that of
>> course were they offer money we'd gladly take it etc etc)
>
> That's not the case. Microsoft sponsored SOTM 2011. Microsoft also
> hosted the OSMF in-person board meeting in, I think, November?

Right. But these don't really justify the press speaking of "big 
dollars". So maybe our announcement should be that we haven't received, 
or been promised, anything in 2012.

> Responding to every press article is sub-optimal.

I agree. I wouldn't have brought up the matter if this had been an 
isolated incident. Sadly, as soon as one of the big players is involved, 
the press seem to be even more careless than they usually are, in their 
frantic bid to be the first to report about "Microsoft's secret weapon" 
or whatever they make up.

A one-paragraph blog posting that explains our relationship with 
Microsoft would really help to clear this up.

Bye
Frederik

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