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5015, RE: I'm worried about conflict of interest....
Posted by Cocobrotha2, Tue Apr-15-03 05:22 AM
>Public authorities are one thing- they are legistlated to
>act in the role they do. Getting a fortune 500 company is
>another. And I thought this wasn't about naming rights
>alone? I thought this was more like stadium building in a
>city area, where the taxpayers front the money for the
>building, and the company takes care of the upkeep.


From the original post, it just seems to be naming rights. I don't think it's about Microsoft wanting to build it's own bridge, it's about the city wanting to make money off of naming it's landmarks. It's crass but it's more palatable (to me) than more taxation or deeper spending cuts.