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Microsoft has $85B of revenue[0] and joining as a platinum member costs $500k. Even if Windows licences are the only ways Microsoft makes money (they're not, by a longshot), every copy would only account for 0.000008% of the donation.

[0]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/earnings/FY-2016-Q4...



Right. But you know, it's a nice feeling. Even if it brings 0.000008% of joy. :)




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