Microsoft does something incredible

CEO Steve Ballmer reversed course from a previously-set Microsoft policy and determined that Microsoft would support Washington-state legislation that prohibits companies from using sexual orientation as a basis for not hiring someone.

Steve's e-mail to all of Microsoft on the company's about-face is posted here.

I think it's incredible that Microsoft has changed their mind on this issue, and that they did so primarily because of the massive backlash they encountered from plain old people- many of whom are bloggers.

Robert Scoble, a tech geek that Microsoft hired a while back as an official blogger, played a huge role.