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It's amusing that literally 20 years ago, Apple was a bit cash-strapped and got a $150m investment from Microsoft...
by happycube 10y ago
It's amusing that literally 20 years ago, Apple was a bit cash-strapped and got a $150m investment from Microsoft...
- newbeee 10y agoAnd was at an interesting point 10 years ago too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14121752 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14121752
- IBM 10y agoCharlie Munger had something to say about that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ownc_LP3t08&feature=youtu.be&t=6m57s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ownc_LP3t08&feature=youtu.be...
- nodesocket 10y agoI'm headed to the Berkshire shareholder meeting for the first time in May, super excited to listen to Warren and Charlie impart their wealth of knowledge.
- sumedh 10y agoI have not seen this video of Charlie Munger, thanks for sharing. Watching all the parts now.
- brogrammernot 10y agoOne could make the argument that without apple, M$ wouldn't have achieved as much. Less competitors, less focus on initiatives and innovation. You could argue that part of the reason that Apple hasn't been that innovative the last few years. There's no one company really doing any amazing in their bread/butter of smartphones.
- nebabyte 10y agoAn idle king
- Udo_Schmitz 10y agoPlease, stop spreading that myth: http://www.zdnet.com/article/stop-the-lies-the-day-that-microsoft-saved-apple/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/stop-the-lies-the-day-that-micr...