Microsoft and Feeding America Join Forces to Fight Hunger

Microsoft's 'Browser for the Better' campaign donates equivalent of eight
meals for every download of Windows Internet Explorer 8.

REDMOND, Wash., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- More than 17 million
children in the U.S. receive free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch at
their local public schools; as schools close for the summer, these children
lose access to those programs. In response, Microsoft Corp. and Feeding
America are joining forces to fight hunger in the United States through the
"Browser for the Better" campaign. For every completed download of Internet
Explorer 8, Microsoft's Browser for the Better campaign (running today through
Aug. 8, 2009*) will donate the financial equivalent of eight meals to Feeding
America's network of 206 local food banks, which supplies food to more than 25
million Americans each year.

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"This summer, millions of families throughout the U.S. are living on the brink
of hunger. Demand for food is higher than it has been in decades. The Browser
for the Better campaign is both raising awareness of hunger and giving people
an easy opportunity to help their neighbors at no cost to them. It's a win-win
arrangement for Microsoft, Feeding America and people all across the country,"
said Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of Feeding America, the nation's largest
domestic hunger-relief organization.

The Browser for the Better campaign kicks off today at New York City's Time
Warner Center and San Francisco's Justin Herman Plaza. Artists at each
location will use food cans to sculpt the likenesses of the Empire State
Building and Golden Gate Bridge, respectively. Once the sculptures are
completed, the cans of food will be donated to the Food Bank for New York
City, City Harvest in New York, and the San Francisco Food Bank, all members
of Feeding America. Also part of the campaign is a series of viral videos
starring television star Dean Cain and directed by comedian Bobcat Goldthwait
highlighting features of Internet Explorer 8.

"Our customers have told us they want to have an impact in the lives of their
friends and neighbors," said Amy Barzdukas, senior director for Internet
Explorer at Microsoft. "The Browser for the Better campaign is all about
making it easy for people to make a real difference. Not only are they
contributing to their community, they're getting a more secure, modern browser
designed for the way people browse the Internet today."

The Browser for the Better campaign features the better browser, Internet
Explorer 8. Launched in March, Internet Explorer 8 offers leading-edge
security features in addition to ease of use and improved performance. A
recent NSS Labs study shows Internet Explorer 8 as being No. 1 among all
modern browsers in malware protection, and the built-in privacy protections in
Internet Explorer 8 offer users more choice and control. More information
about Browser for the Better and Internet Explorer 8 is available at
http://browserforthebetter.com.

About Feeding America
Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity in the
United States. Each year, the Feeding America network provides food assistance
to more than 25 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States,
including more than 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors. Our
network of more than 200 food banks serves all 50 states, the District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico. The Feeding America network secures and distributes
more than 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually. The
Feeding America network supports approximately 63,000 local charitable
agencies that distribute food directly to Americans in need. To learn more,
please visit www.feedingamerica.org.

About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software,
services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full
potential.

* Only complete downloads of Internet Explorer 8 through
http://www.browserforthebetter.com from June 8, 2009, through Aug. 8, 2009,
qualify for the charitable donation to Feeding America(TM). Microsoft is
donating $1.15 per download to Feeding America(TM), up to a maximum of
$1,000,000. Meals are used for illustrative purposes only. Meal conversion is
effective until June 30, 2010.

SOURCE Microsoft Corp.

Rapid Response Team of Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, +1-503-443-7070,
rrt@waggeneredstrom.com; or Ross Fraser of Feeding America, +1-312-641-6422,
rfraser@feedingamerica.org