http://toughmoneylove.com/2009/02/28/free-it-skills-training-from-microsoft/ The Hard Truth about Money and Personal Finance Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:37:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://toughmoneylove.com/2009/02/28/free-it-skills-training-from-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-2776 TMN Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:51:21 +0000 http://toughmoneylove.com/?p=1943#comment-2776 It's nice that Microsoft has found a way to benefit people through one of their marketing campaigns, but don't let the thin veneer of charity fool you. This program is a move to fight their mounting losses on the desktop, nothing more. Increasing the pool of workers trained exclusively in their products is a huge win for them. I have no doubt they're expecting the program to be a net profit for them. It’s nice that Microsoft has found a way to benefit people through one of their marketing campaigns, but don’t let the thin veneer of charity fool you. This program is a move to fight their mounting losses on the desktop, nothing more. Increasing the pool of workers trained exclusively in their products is a huge win for them. I have no doubt they’re expecting the program to be a net profit for them.

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