Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs

Microsoft has spent all year telling communities that when it brings a new data center into their area, it is committed to being a “good neighbor." It will pay local property taxes that support local hospitals, schools, parks, and libraries, and it will invest in “vital services the community cares about,” the company promised. And it has sent liaisons into those communities to learn what those needs are. But ask those liaisons how much the company is willing to invest, and the answers can be ha