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16625 Redmond Way
Ste. M-447
Redmond, WA
98052-9724
call us at
1-888-321-3999
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Letter to Freedom To Innovate Network Members
Dear Freedom to Innovate Network Member:
When Microsoft established the Freedom to Innovate Network (FIN), a non-partisan grassroots coalition,
you joined us to help advocate sound public policy that will further technological advancement and
economic growth in this country. Hundreds of thousands of concerned citizens have visited the FIN
website at www.microsoft.com/freedomtoinnovate to stay informed, and have contacted public officials to
defend the technology industry's freedom to innovate. We hope you will once again help educate public
officials about the many contributions of the technology sector: providing new products at better prices,
improving worker productivity and creating millions of high-paying jobs.
However, the threat to the freedom to innovate and the growth of the high-tech industry have never been
more serious. Although the U.S. Court of Appeals recently issued its ruling on the Microsoft case, the
danger of more regulation and litigation still exists. As reported in recent articles, a few rival companies
are lobbying state attorneys general and legislators to encourage more legal and regulatory action against
Microsoft. These special interests are hoping once again to stop Microsoft's ability to deliver
new and innovative products to consumers and businesses. These cynical efforts by a few are
intended only to protect and advantage large competitors at the expense of consumers and
future product innovation.
Such threats of continued litigation and regulation jeopardize the freedom to innovate that has
made the technology industry America' s leading growth sector-and your voice has never been
more important than it is right now! It's important that your elected officials hear what you think
about this issue and other public policy debates. The Freedom to Innovate Network, and website at
www.microsoft.com/freedomtoinnovate, give you the ability to stay informed about issues ranging from
competition and intellectual property rights to privacy and taxation of the Internet-as well as the
opportunity to contact your public officials to express your views.
If you would like to take action to protect the freedom to innovate today, you can use the Freedom to
Innovate website to compose a letter, fax, or email to your elected officials.
Thank you again for your commitment to protect the Freedom to Innovate. Your time and effort
will help to shape the future of high tech.
Sincerely,
Kim Sanchez
Executive Director
P.S. Please help us preserve the freedom to innovate by contacting your public officials TODAY!
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