Thread: On Microsoft's Increased Sponsorship of FIRST // Was: Microsoft Regional
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Re: Microsoft Regional
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For a bit of clarification, I wanted to start a discussion to see the opinions of the FIRST community about Microsoft's leap of sponsorship in FIRST from teams to regional status. Also with the fact that a new system is coming out for the 2009 season, it led me to think that Microsoft is somehow involved. I am not saying either of these is a "bad" thing, but what I am asking is if Microsoft's intentions are to just help out FIRST, or help themselves by [eventually] lawyering their partnership with FIRST to make it mandatory for teams to use their software with teams' robots.

I don't really care for Microsoft to be completely honest. I am concerned about Robotics Education being harmed by a potential parasite getting into the system via. sponsorship.

Pavan.

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