The Sony Way - Putting people before money

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#1 AppleBeatsPC
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Sony continues to do the right thing. And no I'm not just talking about their hardware, software, online service ($60 is still a bargain), or the way they generously compensate their corporate executives. I'm talking about their philanthropic actions. Looks like Sony has been setting up a cancer foundation in Australia for young kids who are suffering. Together we will one day beat cancer, and great companies like Sony are a huge reason why. Thank you Sony. Would really like to see Micro$oft more involved in these types of endeavors.

Source: http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/sony-foundation-opens-melbourne-s-first-you-can-centre-at-peter-mac/0171752

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#2  Edited By iandizion713
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Just make us a game for Vita and all is forgiven dear Sony.

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**** no, you seen how they treat hacked accounts?

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#5  Edited By deactivated-60bf765068a74
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Thank you Godny. That's how you do it. Man I love this company.

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#6  Edited By The_Stand_In
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@applebeatspc said:

Sony continues to do the right thing. And no I'm not just talking about their hardware, software, online service ($60 is still a bargain), or the way they generously compensate their corporate executives. I'm talking about their philanthropic actions. Looks like Sony has been setting up a cancer foundation in Australia for young kids who are suffering. Together we will one day beat cancer, and great companies like Sony are a huge reason why. Thank you Sony. Would really like to see Micro$oft more involved in these types of endeavors.

Source: http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/sony-foundation-opens-melbourne-s-first-you-can-centre-at-peter-mac/0171752

Microsoft’s employees raised record-breaking $113 million for nonprofits in 2013

Microsoft employees donated more money than ever in 2013, raising $113 million for 19,123 non-profit organizations and charitable causes. Last year also marked the third consecutive year that employees from Microsoft donated at least $100 million.

Microsoft matches employee donations up to $15,000 per year, at 1:1 for cash donations and $17 per hour for volunteer time. More than 460,000 volunteer hours were logged last year, which resulted in $7.8 million of donations. Also in 2013, Microsoft decided to give $50 to new employees for a nonprofit of their choice.

http://www.geekwire.com/2014/microsoft-2013-employee-giving-program/

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/

http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/microsoft-corporation-msft-honored-for-its-charitable-work-124487/

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has always been known for is generosity. Co-founder Bill Gates has always been at the forefront of giving back with his Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation, and he instilled that charitable effort into his company’s culture. And that culture has been rewarded times before, and again now as the company was recently named the recipient of two major charitable awards.

United Way Worldwide brandished two Summit awards onto Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) recently for its community impact and for volunteer engagement. What does this mean? Microsoft was charitable both in terms of financial support and in employees’ volunteering of their time with various events. The report was that Microsoft gave $1 billion from employees and employer matching funds during the last calendar year, and employees of the company gave two million hours of volunteer service since the company announced its own volunteer matching program.

Last year, Microsoft reportedly made charitable contributions totaling $900 million in cash and software to more than 60,000 non-profit organizations around the world. In the volunteer-matching program, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) makes a company contribution to a non-profit that is equivalent to $17 per hour for every hour an employee volunteers. That amounted to $34 million out of Microsoft’s coffers in support of these organizations that were local to where their employees were located.

Thank you Sony.

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#7 MonsieurX
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And the exact same reason they increased the PSN+ price,for the people.

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@The_Stand_In said:
@applebeatspc said:

Sony continues to do the right thing. And no I'm not just talking about their hardware, software, online service ($60 is still a bargain), or the way they generously compensate their corporate executives. I'm talking about their philanthropic actions. Looks like Sony has been setting up a cancer foundation in Australia for young kids who are suffering. Together we will one day beat cancer, and great companies like Sony are a huge reason why. Thank you Sony. Would really like to see Micro$oft more involved in these types of endeavors.

Source: http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/sony-foundation-opens-melbourne-s-first-you-can-centre-at-peter-mac/0171752

Microsoft’s employees raised record-breaking $113 million for nonprofits in 2013

Microsoft employees donated more money than ever in 2013, raising $113 million for 19,123 non-profit organizations and charitable causes. Last year also marked the third consecutive year that employees from Microsoft donated at least $100 million.

Microsoft matches employee donations up to $15,000 per year, at 1:1 for cash donations and $17 per hour for volunteer time. More than 460,000 volunteer hours were logged last year, which resulted in $7.8 million of donations. Also in 2013, Microsoft decided to give $50 to new employees for a nonprofit of their choice.

http://www.geekwire.com/2014/microsoft-2013-employee-giving-program/

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/

http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/microsoft-corporation-msft-honored-for-its-charitable-work-124487/

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has always been known for is generosity. Co-founder Bill Gates has always been at the forefront of giving back with his Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation, and he instilled that charitable effort into his company’s culture. And that culture has been rewarded times before, and again now as the company was recently named the recipient of two major charitable awards.

United Way Worldwide brandished two Summit awards onto Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) recently for its community impact and for volunteer engagement. What does this mean? Microsoft was charitable both in terms of financial support and in employees’ volunteering of their time with various events. The report was that Microsoft gave $1 billion from employees and employer matching funds during the last calendar year, and employees of the company gave two million hours of volunteer service since the company announced its own volunteer matching program.

Last year, Microsoft reportedly made charitable contributions totaling $900 million in cash and software to more than 60,000 non-profit organizations around the world. In the volunteer-matching program, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) makes a company contribution to a non-profit that is equivalent to $17 per hour for every hour an employee volunteers. That amounted to $34 million out of Microsoft’s coffers in support of these organizations that were local to where their employees were located.

Thank you Sony.

Well done, beat me to it.

As for the topic of what Sony is doing I applaud them. Great job there Sony.

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#9 speedfreak48t5p
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Yeah, because the Vita and increasing the psn prince is really for the consumer.

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@MonsieurX said:

And the exact same reason they increased the PSN+ price,for the people.

/thread

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I'm really not sure how anyone could criticise any company for doing good things.

Well done Sony.

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#12 MonsieurX
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@FireEmblem_Man said:
@MonsieurX said:

And the exact same reason they increased the PSN+ price,for the people.

/thread

You don't get it! Increase price = increased services = for the people!!11

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Why are you even still here?

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#14 Flyincloud1116
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Thank you for this great thread TC.

God Bless Muruca, and most of all God Bless Sony!

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I thought they already had a cancer cure...

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Enough of these type of threads. If you want to soapbox do it your blog. No more warnings.