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Re: New Robot Control System!

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Originally Posted by Greg Needel View Post
I can understand FIRST's reasoning for not taking major partnerships with cigarette and alcohol due to the perception, but not taking on Microsoft for those same reasons is just a silly argument. Just because there is a portion of FIRST students and mentors who dislike Microsoft for whatever reason that a partnership with one of the largest tech companies in the world should be ignored.
Considering the history of how they became one of the largest tech companies in the world, I'm not so sure that's something FIRST students should look up to, considering the emphasis of gracious professionalism within the program.
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