froggyboy604
Seasoned Veteran
Yes, since there are a lot of free software companies to compete with. Plus, more people these days show they care about stuff like the environment, and other social causes, so some people might be more likely to buy products from companies which donate to charity vs. companies which just pockets most of their earnings in the bank.
I notice that more electronics company advertise something like 10% of the purchase price goes to helping a social cause like saving the rain forest instead of just depositing most of the earnings in the bank.
Plus, a small to medium demographic of people tend to find ways to slam "for profit" companies like Microsoft by saying stuff like "I use OpenOffice, so I won't be giving any of my cash to MS Office."
It just seems "for-profit" companies are not as cool as in the past, and companies which use a small % of earnings from sales for charitable donations are cooler.
I notice that more electronics company advertise something like 10% of the purchase price goes to helping a social cause like saving the rain forest instead of just depositing most of the earnings in the bank.
Plus, a small to medium demographic of people tend to find ways to slam "for profit" companies like Microsoft by saying stuff like "I use OpenOffice, so I won't be giving any of my cash to MS Office."
It just seems "for-profit" companies are not as cool as in the past, and companies which use a small % of earnings from sales for charitable donations are cooler.
