A follow-up to the Microsoft Anti-discrimination legislation story. towleroad has posted new information about an internal memo from Steve Ballmer clarifying their position and responding to the increasing attacks. I think it’s a well positioned memo and may help Microsoft ease the bludgeoning media and blog attacks. I think think, however, that Microsoft could have still come out in support of the legislation. Afterall, if they already have a corporate non-discrimination policy, why would supporting this new legislation surprise or offend anyone? The people that work for Microsoft with strongly held beliefs of the opposite viewpoint, would not be working for Microsoft in the first place if they were so bitterly against this type of support for diversity. It’s not like Microsoft would have been taking an extreme turn into some previously untalked about issue. They are already on record for this type of thing, why go neutral?

Read the entire Steve Ballmer memo at towleroad.