Microsoft has eventually joined the political fray in the United States with a view to help the electorate makes the appropriate choice later this year. The Redmond tech giant has decided to provide technical support for the Democrats as well as the Republican conventions.
The tech support provided by Microsoft will allow the voters to see the accurate and secure election results in real time at both the conventions, the tech titan said through a blog post.
According to Microsoft, it started working with the Democratic and Republican convention panels way back in 2000 with the objective to develop a purposeful means to enable the electorate to see the election results. The company will be employing three basic principles while handling Democratic and Republican conventions in the United States this year.
The blog post read that firstly, the company will act in a dichotomous manner and offer the same levels of support to both conventions.
Secondly, the company will make individual efforts, similar to many other companies in the Silicon Valley, to provide both the conventions with technology tools with a view to facilitate the efficient and accurate operation of this part of the American democratic process.
Thirdly, Microsoft said that it does not support any political party or its nominee. The company claimed that they have always been committed to these three principles throughout the four presidential elections since 200 and this year, too, will not be an exception, ZDNet reported.
Meanwhile, the company said that it is hopeful to avoid the upsetting Surface Pro technical issues that, according to some, were responsible for the New England Patriots to miss playing in the Super Bowl. Rather than making a cash donation to any of the U.S. political parties, the tech titan will support them with its products and services to assist them in running their respective conventions.
Microsoft further stated through the blog post that its services and products like the Office 365, Azure, Surface and others will be easily available at both conventions. The company is of the view that irrespective of their individual political party preference, Microsoft as well as other tech companies ought to offer their products and services to ensure that the democratic process is better.
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