Companies aren't people. Microsoft (and most any other corporation) will do whatever is in its interest currently. And their behavior isn't consistent, it chang

Companies aren't people. Microsoft (and most any other corporation) will do whatever is in its interest currently. And their behavior isn't consistent, it changes as the makeup of the leaders and their priorities change. IMO the right way to deal with that is to reject the instinct of considering a corporation to be a person, just rationally look at whether their recent actions, look for potential conflicts of interest, and make sure any deals are guaranteed to be in in your interest. For instance, Microsoft has been known in the past for screwing people over in creative ways. Famously they screwed over Spyglass by buying the code that became IE with a royalty deal, and then giving it out for free, ensuring that Spyglass got percentages of $0, which it seems they definitely didn't expect. So there it would make perfect sense to take a look at any deals that could be subverted creatively with a very critical eye. On the other hand if they just give you a donation because they want PR or some such with no strings attached, then there's unlikely to be a problem.