Microsoft Corporation — Ethics Grade B-

Microsoft Corporation receives an overall ethics grade of B- (62/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Technology. Market cap: Mega Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 50
• privacy: 55
• consumer: 60
• environment: 75
• humanRights: 55

Documented incidents (3)

• Activision Blizzard acquisition concerns (medium, 2023) — FTC sued to block $69B Activision acquisition over competition concerns in gaming market.
• Activision workplace harassment (high, 2022) — Acquired Activision Blizzard despite well-documented culture of sexual harassment and discrimination.
• Military AI contracts (medium, 2021) — Continued $22B contract to supply US Army with augmented reality headsets despite employee protests over military applications.

Documented good deeds

• Carbon negative by 2030 — Committed to removing more carbon than it emits by 2030 and all historical emissions by 2050.
• AI for Good program — $50M AI for Earth program grants and $1B climate innovation fund supporting sustainability research.

Ethical alternatives

• LibreOffice — Free, open-source office suite. Community-driven, no data collection.