Dear Steve,
It was interresting to read today where for a couple of days Microsoft had offered Windows 7 to customers for $50.

Wow, I will hop onto the bandwagen and download Win 7.

HANG ON A MOMENT, I cannot see anywhere at all, where Australia is mentioned in this amazing offer, many other countries are mentioned.

Crumbs Steve, what happened to those in the land down under, we missed out.

Now Steve, has Microsoft given any thought to Pensioners and Invalid Pensioners, lets take the Invalid Pensioner and pick on them.

The Invalid Pensioner does not “choose” his or her “title”.
This is tacked on to them because of an illness, in many many cases, these people become invalids, not of their chooseing, it is circumstances of ones life that does this.

Invalid Pensioners range in age from young kids to gerry acttricks old farts like me

In many many cases, they have been invalid pensioners for many, many dacades, they in almost every instance, have to have huge medications (EXPENSIEVE) they all DO NOT HAVE HOLIDAYS, they simply cannot afford them.
Many times they get just the bare essentials to live on.

Many cases we all have secondhand clothing, or hand me downs.

Some need special aids or equipment just to exist, let alone have a good time like the “normal” people.

Most people SHUNN invalid pensioners, so does Microsoft do this? I hope not.

Steve, as you are the big wigg at microsoft and are able to create policy, would you please consider letting only Invalid Pensioners have a copy of Windows 7 to be put on their own computers?
How about when Windows 7 opens up it displays a screen saying WINDOWS 7 for Invalid Pensioners, compliments of Microsoft.

or if that is too much of a shock, how about, give invalid pensioners a Microsoft voucher, for invalid pensioners to take to their doctor to vouch that that person is indeed a invalid pensioner so they can get a install CD of windows 7.

We are proud people, and will offer to pay “something” if Microsoft would like to come to the party, it wont be much, but at least it would cover the cost of the windows 7 CD and packageing, mabe someone might be able to throw in a few bob for the postage also.

Now, come on everyone reading this out there on the web, if you have a heart, help out the invalid pensioners, write a letter to Steve Ballmer expressing how you all feel about “improoving” the plite of the invalid pensioners, and suggest Unkle Steve Ballmer give invalid pensioners a copy of Windows 7.

I thankyou all, with my toungue in cheek.
Regards

Jim Dudgeon
Invalid Pensioner
Australia

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