Why you should watch Microsoft's Christmas message right now and ignore haters

[DonViejo]

By Dawn Ennis · Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Microsoft, the computer company founded by Bill Gates, brought together a diverse group of people for a celebration of “the spirit of the season,” a television ad featuring both historic clips and video of them using its products to create art.

It’s a moving and non-traditional holiday commercial in that it honors their efforts toward inclusion and diversity without mucking it up with themes particular to just one religion.

The message is one everyone can get behind: peace, harmony, cooperation.

Well, almost everyone. Bill Donohue of the Catholic League, a conservative spokesman whose organization works to combat “defamation or discrimination” of Catholics, cried foul, according to OnTop magazine.

“If the bi-coastal elites at Microsoft really believe in diversity, then let them have their LGBT celebrations in June during gay pride month, and leave December to Christians,” Donohue said, accusing Microsoft of “exploiting” Christmas by “pushing the LGBT agenda.”

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http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/12/watch-microsofts-christmas-message-right-now-ignore-haters/

[Coventina]

1. Oh, the irony is thick in this one! "Leave December to Christians."

Um....more like, "Leave December to the Pagans" if you please.

Christians co-opted the Solstice for their own ends.

Most biblical scholars put the time of Jesus' birth in early April.

[Generator]

2. I know my daughter

has a Catholic boy she knows who was shocked we had a Christmas Tree being pagan/Buddhist/atheists. Greenery is all pagan. As is the return of the sun.

[Coventina]

3. Virtually EVERYTHING to do with Christmas is Celtic or Germanic Pagan at root.

It's just mind-boggling how ignorant most Christians are about "their" traditions.

It's also a little hilarious.

[mopinko]

4. that's really sweet. and

i do not follow what the rest of the computer world does much, bein a mac person and all. but whatever that big screen gizmo that are using is, i want one.

[n2doc]

5. I guess it is a good thing bill isn't still running the company

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028361618
Bill Gates Compares Trump to JFK

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Don't believe it. Go to Computerworld.com/Security and search on Microsoft and Windows.

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They are doing a lot of scary shit, including data mining and monitoring that goes beyond Facebook.


Much of this finds its way to the NSA and FBI.


With Trump in power, this is not good for the LGBTQ community or any other, for that matter.


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Cortana is just the latest in Windows 10 monitoring, partly driving the big push to force an upgrade.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3106863/microsoft-windows/cortana-the-spy-in-windows-10.html#tk.revfun_poplr



Check out all of the other stuff going on with home router security, back doors in operating systems and home networks, etc.

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