Ladies and Gents, it is really great to see a socially aware software developer get into the mix of things.  With the holiday season recently past, we watched many different developers and software houses offer discounts on their applications.  This is / was great and all, but in the end it really only helps the company themselves and the customers who purchase the apps.

However, as we reported, SoftMaker exceeded these companies discounts and sales in one BIG way:  generosity.  Generosity in providing a free copy of their SoftMaker Office suite of programs, and much more importantly, generosity in donating a small amount to charity for each completed download.  SoftMaker donated 10 European cents for each copy that was downloaded – yes, you read correctly… you got free software and they made the donation – culminating in a total of over 6,000 Euros being donated to charities.

This really is just great.  Sincerely.  Thanks SoftMaker for your generosity, and thanks to each for helping to make this venture a success!

The “Load and Help” campaign 2009 ended on December 31, 2009. We are amazed that a whopping 60,890 people took up on this opportunity to get our office suite for free, and we welcome them in the family of SoftMaker Office users.

60,890 downloads also means that SoftMaker donated 6,089 Euros (ten Euro cents per download) to charity and development projects around the globe.  Isn’t that a great thing? Getting something for free and doing good at the same time!

Here is an overview of the development projects that were completed through SoftMaker’s donations:

http://www.betterplace.org/groups/loadandhelp

We thank all participants and want to send a very big “thank you” to all who passed the message about Load and Help along!

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