[freshm087]

For starters, the whole voting machines concept is a essentially a ploy to exploit wide-spread respect for computer technologies in society to sell hardware, and software. It reduces observability compared to pieces of paper, and doesn't solve any real problems.

I don't think Gates words from 2004 can be seen as policy statement for today's Msft. Apparently, a lot has changed.

[YokoZar]

> Microsoft will not charge for using ElectionGuard and will not profit from partnering with election technology suppliers that incorporate it into their products.

I'm not sure how much stronger of a statement they can make than that. There's no money in voting machines for Microsoft.