Anthropomorphism in Esperanto

Question

In English, sometimes we says things like:

• The company wants me to work more.
• Microsoft is angry at Apple.
• I called the company.

Can we say the same thing in Esperanto? Does it still make sense?

• La firmao volas, ke mi laboru pli ofte.
• Microsoft estas kolera pri Apple.
• Mi telefonis al la firmao.

Answer 1

It's a rhetorical figure (metonymy), which is not related to any particular language, so I see no reason why it should not work in Esperanto.

See the Wikipedia Entry on Metonymy; the relationship would be 'containment', where "Microsoft" stands in for the board/CEO/... of the company itself.