Being a long time Sun and Solaris guy, it's not often that I step up to say "Wow, Microsoft did something good." But this time I want to.
Recently, a good friend's son returned home from a tour of duty with the Air Force in Iraq. As the plane unloaded in Baltimore, there was a representative from Microsoft handing each of the servicemen and women a fully tricked out Zune, accessories, speakers - the whole nine yards.
There were no cameras, no press releases, no publicity. Just a nice gesture for these men and women who had been away from home and family doing something that, even though they trained and prepared for it, they would just as soon not have to do.
Thanks for this nice gesture, Microsoft.