Technology companies such as Apple and Microsoft have generously donate computers to schools, but never in an altogether altruistic fashion. Recognizing the need for computer-aided instruction, companies began donating, but with tax benefits always in mind. They press the issue of computer literacy, intimating to both schools and students that they cannot function in society without a certain level of computer literacy. In 1982 Apple put their weight behind a bill that would increase the tax breaks given to companies for donations to schools. Though the initial intentions were good, the debate quickly became a thinly veiled racial argument. Jonathan Sterne goes into detail about the debate in his article "The Computer Race Goes to Class," and explains the implications of the rhetoric in affecting changes in computer usage in schools.