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Yes, he just needed Gates' cash infusion to accomplish it. I find it hilarious when people think Apple "won" and Microsoft "lost". Microsoft "won" twice.
by silverbax88 15y ago
Yes, he just needed Gates' cash infusion to accomplish it.
I find it hilarious when people think Apple "won" and Microsoft "lost". Microsoft "won" twice.
- mdonahoe 15y agoDidn't Microsoft sell their stake in aapl rather early?
- silverbax88 15y agoMicrosoft still owns a huge chunk. They are getting massively paid by Google and Apple while the media goes around claiming they are dead.
- felipemnoa 15y agoIt was part of a lawsuit settlement so Microsoft wasn't doing Apple any favors. Microsoft wanted the lawsuit to go away.
- silverbax88 15y agoThat's not even remotely accurate.
- felipemnoa 15y agoRead this http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-202143.html http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-202143.html From the article: Both Apple and Microsoft executives denied that the Microsoft investment represents a path to converging the companies' operating systems. However, they said they had agreed to work out a settlement to a long-standing dispute over whether Microsoft's Windows operating system infringes on any of Apple's patents.
- silverbax88 15y agoYes, that does NOT state Microsoft just wanted the lawsuit to go away.