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"if Microsoft hadn't bailed them out in 97" This is a myth. Apple always had massive amounts of cash even at their low point when people considered them worth
by perl4ever 7y ago
"if Microsoft hadn't bailed them out in 97"
This is a myth. Apple always had massive amounts of cash even at their low point when people considered them worth barely more than their cash.
- outworlder 7y agoDon't forget that the re-engineered Microsoft Office was made available on OSX not long afterwards. That move alone (plus Bill Gates' appearance at an Apple event) might have saved the platform, not only by making it more attractive to users, but also by giving the platform more credibility with larger enterprises.
- scarface74 7y agoMicrosoft was one of the first developers for the Mac. Word, Excel and PowerPoint were on Macs since the 80s.
- alwillis 7y agoExcel 1.0 shipped on the Macintosh in 1985: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel#Apple_Macintosh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel#Apple_Macintos...
- Narishma 7y agoThey even started on the Mac before being ported to Windows. At least Excel did, not sure about the other two.
- solarkraft 7y ago"bail out" doesn't necessarily mean lending cash in this case, but getting them back into business in general.