   Anyone ever wrote a letter to Microsoft?
  I hope this isn't too ridiculous to ask, but has anyone here ever wrote a letter to Microsoft before?  Ever gotten a response?  Well, I was thinking of writing a letter to Microsoft sometime soon.  While I'd still rather not explain exactly why I'm writing this letter, the purpose isn't a complaint or lawsuit or anything like that, but rather to just give Microsoft some "food for thought".  I understand that Microsoft is a huge corporation, and I'm just some washed up old Jake (to them), but I thought that it would never hurt to try.  What do you think?   
  Sorry, maybe I didn't understand... What would you write to them about?   ;  Thank you for your letter to Microsoft Corp!While we do try to respond to all questions and comments, it may not be possible for us to personally respond to them all due to the high volume.Thanks again for your continued interest in genuine quality Microsoft software. You can look forward to receiving a copy to our newsletter and other promotional materials soon.Regards,customer service   ;Quote:Original post by JSoftwareSorry, maybe I didn't understand... What would you write to them about?Actually, I stated in my post that, "I'd still rather not explain exactly why I'm writing this letter."  If you feel I should state it anyway, you or everyone else reading this can ask.Forstår du det?   ;  I'd email them instead.   ;  Dear Mr./Mrs. [Hodgman]We are glad to inform you that you have wasted your time writing this [GENERIC COMPLAINT] or [GENERIC COMMENT]. Thankfully you haven't wasted ours. This is an entierly automated response email to indicate to you that your email concerning [respond to all questions and comments] has been dutifully deleted.Please remember this is an automated response designed to fill up your mailbox, and responding to it is futile.--MS CORP!(tm)(note! Same thing happens most the time when you mail your Governor, Senator or House representative here in the USA. Though I have got at least one back that, while being an automated response, contained hand written comments that indicated someone read it enough to decide if it went in the "for" or "against" pile.)   ;Quote:Original post by superpigI'd email them instead.I was considering a hand written or a typed letter because it shows a bit more effort than a simple email.  If an email exercises better practice/wisdom, I'll do that instead.   ;  I once wrote a letter to M&M mars about how awesome their candy is and I got a coupon. I also sent a letter to George Lucas and got some stickers. They were class projects so it was cool.// edit oh yeah moral of the story. BILL GATES will not e-mail you or send you a letter back. :P A representative will.[Edited by - Sirisian on March 31, 2010 11:18:51 PM];Quote:Original post by blueshogun96Quote:Original post by superpigI'd email them instead.I was considering a hand written or a typed letter because it shows a bit more effort than a simple email.  If an email exercises better practice/wisdom, I'll do that instead.It's a company full of geeks who have to deal with a lot of communication on a day-to-day basis; there's a good chance that even if you did send a paper letter, all that'd happen is it'd get typed up / scanned in by some secretary and forwarded to the relevant person as an email anyway.Put the effort into the content, not the medium.   ;Quote:Original post by blueshogun96rather to just give Microsoft some "food for thought"....I was considering a hand written or a typed letter because it shows a bit more effort than a simple email.  If an email exercises better practice/wisdom, I'll do that instead.Chances are that Microsoft is not able to accept unsolicited ideas anyway. I would save the postage (and your time, and the time of the person who will have to open, read, and dispose of your letter), but I don't think you stand to lose anything through this. Post back if you actually get a response :)   